Talk:West Nile campaign (October 1980)
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 01:39, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
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- ... that during the West Nile campaign (October 1980), rebels were initially hailed as "liberators", only for them to start looting coffee? Source for "liberators": "Several days later, it was reported that the town had been captured by the 'liberators' - a term utilised by the local people in Uganda to describe the army of ex-Amin supporters." (Jackson, Ivor C. (1999). The Refugee Concept in Group Situations, p. 295); source for coffee looting: "numerous informants also referred to the fact that once the rebels reached Arua they simply started looting coffee, before withdrawing to Congo and the Sudan with their goods." ("Negotiating Peace: Resolution of Conflicts in Uganda's West Nile Region" (PDF). Refugee Law Project Working Paper (12), p. 9)
- ALT1: ... that Ugandan President Milton Obote expressed "pride" at the massacre committed during the West Nile campaign (October 1980)? Source: "[...] a massacre occurred in the West Nile region of the country [...] Moreover, in a speech the following year, Obote took pride in the operation and warned the Baganda that a similar fate to the West Nilers' could befall them." (Thompson, Gardner (2015). African Democracy: Its Origins and Development in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, p. 184)
- Reviewed: Oceans (board game)
Created by Applodion (talk). Self-nominated at 11:31, 22 November 2021 (UTC).
Article certainly meets standards for length, newness, seems neutral and properly cited. The minor quibbles Earwig sees are names of organizations and titles of sources. Both hooks are appropriately sized and sourced. No image. QPQ good. Either hook is good to go. BusterD (talk) 19:06, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
