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SUMMARY:1977 – Martyrdom and the Centenary Celebrations in Idi Amin's Ug
 anda - Eva Namusoke
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CONTACT:Paulina Rowicka
DESCRIPTION:1977 was a crucial year in the history of the Anglican Church 
 of Uganda\, a year when the Archbishop of the church was brutally murdered
  and that also marked one hundred years of Christianity in Uganda. After h
 e came to power in 1971\, despite a promising start\, President Idi Amin's
  relationship with the church quickly soured as his regime brought on unpr
 ecedented levels of repression and violence in the country. Throughout thi
 s period the Church of Uganda was forced to navigate a tense political cli
 mate and insecurity while planning for expensive national Centenary Celebr
 ations. Within this atmosphere Archbishop Janani Luwum stood up to Amin's 
 government in a series of moves that ultimately led to his death in Februa
 ry 1977\, leaving the Church of Uganda without a leader at one of the most
  important points in its hundred year history. In a dissertation concerned
  with the history of the post-colonial Church of Uganda\, this particular 
 year is central to an understanding of the development of the institution 
 from its colonial origins\; this talk with focus on the circumstances and 
 significance of Luwum's death and the background to the Centenary Celebrat
 ions.
LOCATION:Senior Parlour\, Gonville &amp\; Caius College
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