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Gulu

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Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. [1]

55 relations: Acholi people, Alice Auma, Arua, Bank of Uganda, Capital XTRA, Central bank, Christian, Districts of Uganda, Entebbe International Airport, Gulu Airport, Gulu District, Gulu Hospital, Gulu United FC, Gulu University, Gulu University School of Medicine, Internally displaced person, Internment, Kampala, Köppen climate classification, Lord's Resistance Army, Luganda, Lumix Da Don, Luo languages, Mayor, Metre-gauge railway, Muni University, National Social Security Fund (Uganda), New Vision (newspaper), Northern Region, Uganda, Okot p'Bitek, OpenStreetMap, Otema Allimadi, Pakwach, Public university, Railway Gazette International, Railway stations in Uganda, Regions of Uganda, Rift Valley Railways Consortium, St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, StGiNU, Subregion, Swahili language, Tertiary education, The Guardian, Tororo, Tropical savanna climate, Uganda, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Uganda Management Institute, Uganda National Liberation Front, ..., Uganda People's Defence Force, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World War I, World War II, Yoweri Museveni. Expand index (5 more) »

Acholi people

Acholi (also Acoli) is a Luo Nilotic ethnic group from the eastern Part of South Sudan Magwi County and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, and Pader.

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Alice Auma

Alice Auma (1956 – 17 January 2007) was an Acholi spirit-medium who, as the head of the Holy Spirit Movement (HSM), led a millennial rebellion against the Ugandan government forces of President Yoweri Museveni from August 1986 until November 1987.

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Arua

Arua is a town and commercial centre within the Arua District in the Northern Region of Uganda.

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Bank of Uganda

The Bank of Uganda (Benki Kuu ya Uganda) is the central bank of Uganda.

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Capital XTRA

Capital XTRA (originally Choice FM) is a Global-owned radio station that began broadcasting from London on 96.9 and 107.1 MHz in the FM band in 1990; alongside DAB Digital Radio, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and online nowadays.

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Central bank

A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages a state's currency, money supply, and interest rates.

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Christian

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Districts of Uganda

Uganda is divided into 121 districts and the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four administrative regions.

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Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.

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Gulu Airport

Gulu Airport is a civilian and military airport in the Northern Region of Uganda.

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Gulu District

Gulu District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda.

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Gulu Hospital

Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Gulu Hospital is a hospital in Gulu, northern Uganda.

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Gulu United FC

Gulu United Football Club is a Ugandan football club located in Gulu, Gulu District in Northern Uganda.

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Gulu University

Gulu University (GU) is a university in Uganda.

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Gulu University School of Medicine

Gulu University School of Medicine (GUSM), also known as Gulu University Medical School (GUMS) is the school of medicine of Gulu University, one of Uganda's public universities.

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Internally displaced person

An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders.

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Internment

Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges, and thus no trial.

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Kampala

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Lord's Resistance Army

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), also known as the Lord's Resistance Movement, is a rebel group and heterodox Christian group which operates in northern Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Luganda

Luganda, or Ganda (Oluganda), is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than five million Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda, including the capital Kampala of Uganda.

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Lumix Da Don

Lumix Da Don, a.k.a Patrick Lumumba (February 21, 1978 – July 13, 2015), was an underground Ugandan rapper, record producer, founder and CEO of Valley Curve Recordz.

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Luo languages

The dozen Luo, Lwo or Lwoian languages are spoken by the Luo peoples in an area ranging from southern Sudan to southern Kenya, with Dholuo extending into northern Tanzania and Alur into the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Metre-gauge railway

Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.

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Muni University

Muni University (MU) is a public multi-campus university in Uganda.

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National Social Security Fund (Uganda)

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a quasi-government agency responsible for the collection, safekeeping, responsible investment, and distribution of retirement funds from employees of the private sector in Uganda who are not covered by the Government Retirement Scheme.

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New Vision (newspaper)

The New Vision is an English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online.

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Northern Region, Uganda

The Northern region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda.

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Okot p'Bitek

Okot p'Bitek (7 June 1931 – 20 July 1982) was a Ugandan poet, who achieved wide international recognition for Song of Lawino, a long poem dealing with the tribulations of a rural African wife whose husband has taken up urban life and wishes everything to be westernised.

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OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.

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Otema Allimadi

Erifasi Otema Allimadi (11 February 1929 – 5 August 2001) was the Foreign Minister (1979–1980) and Prime Minister of Uganda (1980–1985).

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Pakwach

Pakwach is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda.

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Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities.

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Railway Gazette International

Railway Gazette International is a monthly business journal covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide.

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Railway stations in Uganda

Railway stations in Uganda include.

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Regions of Uganda

The regions of Uganda are known as Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern.

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Rift Valley Railways Consortium

Rift Valley Railways (RVR) is a consortium that was established to manage the parastatal railways of Kenya and Uganda.

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St. Mary's Hospital Lacor

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StGiNU

StGiNU (acronym for Stop the Genocide in Northern Uganda) is an advocacy group formed in the beginning of 2005 by Ugandans living in the United Kingdom.

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Subregion

A subregion is a part of a larger region or continent and is usually based on location.

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Swahili language

Swahili, also known as Kiswahili (translation: coast language), is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people.

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Tertiary education

Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and postsecondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Tororo

Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

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Tropical savanna climate

Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a type of climate that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories "Aw" and "As".

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics ("UBOS") is an agency of the government of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

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Uganda Management Institute

Uganda Management Institute (UMI) is a government-owned national center for training, research, and consultancy in the field of management and administration in Uganda.

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Uganda National Liberation Front

The Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) was a political group formed by exiled Ugandans opposed to the rule of Idi Amin with an accompanying military wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA).

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Uganda People's Defence Force

The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda.

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a United Nations programme with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Museveni (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician who has been the President of Uganda since 1986.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulu

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