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Ricky Richard's Incredible Story

Ryan Kopper

AboutRicky

Anywar Ricky Richard was abducted at age 14 to serve as a child soldier in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), an experience that included witnessing the horrors of torture, rape, and the murder of his parents. Anywar managed to escape from his captors and subsequently began dedicating his life to helping other former LRA children.

Joseph Kony: Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army

Diving Deeper:Joseph Kony

Kony

Kony: Self-appointed "messiah" of Uganda

Belonged to the Holy Spirit spiritual movement ...

Belonged to the Holy Spirit spiritual movement in Uganda: Usurped power in 1986, renaming it the Lord's Resistance Army

The purpose of the LRA was to free Northern Uganda from government corruption

The purpose of the LRA was to free Northern Uganda fr...

Couldn't maintain a strong army. He began to forcibly "recruit" children from neighboring villages.

Couldn't maintain a strong army. He began ...

Child soldiers

A Child: The new soldier

He forced children to kill their parents with machetes and blunt weapons. Boys were trained as Soldiers. Girls were sex slaves to the army.

Invisible Children

Invisible children

https://youtu.be/RUKsyA_z7n8

This is a documentray detailing the vents of Kony reign of terror on Uganda. It is not uncommon for children to walk miles in order to sleep in the sewers of large cities, depending on the size of the town for protection.

The events of abduction

Ricky Richard

Abduction

Father, Mother, 2 sisters, 1 young brother burned alive in thatch hut

Forced to kill family and friends or die at age 14

Trained in gurilla warfare to "rid the land of spirits".

Escaped to Kampala, Uganda's capital

Child soldier

1988

1990

PERSONAL PROFILES

Ricky's escape and education

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