Joseph Kony, the leader of Uganda’s bloody and lawless Lord’s Resistance Army, is under the world’s microscope after a documentary bearing his name has become the most watched film across the internet.
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Invisible Children’s latest film, KONY 2012, directed by Jason Russell, aims to make this year Joseph Kony’s last as the leader of Africa’s longest running insurgency.
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The bloodshed and violence he spawned in Uganda has elevated him to one of the world’s most wanted fugitives.
In 2005, Kony was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, but has succeeded in evading capture.
He has even come to the attention of President Obama, who last year authorized the deployment of approximately 100 combat-equipped U.S. troops to central Africa to help in ousting Kony.
Here are a few other things that you need to know about Joseph Kony.
