TY - BOOK
T1 - UPC in Ituri: the external militarization of local politics in north-eastern Congo
AU - Tamm, Henning
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This report by Henning Tamm examines the convergence of factors that helped create and then broke apart the Union des patriotes congolais (UPC, Union of Congolese Patriots), one of Ituri’s most powerful armed groups. Created in the context of Ugandan occupation, which led to an increased militarization of politics, the UPC represented a local attempt to regain political and military control over the district. The movement was largely driven by elite interests from within the Hema community, the socio-economically dominant ethnic group in Ituri, and attracted external support first from Uganda, then from Rwanda.
AB - This report by Henning Tamm examines the convergence of factors that helped create and then broke apart the Union des patriotes congolais (UPC, Union of Congolese Patriots), one of Ituri’s most powerful armed groups. Created in the context of Ugandan occupation, which led to an increased militarization of politics, the UPC represented a local attempt to regain political and military control over the district. The movement was largely driven by elite interests from within the Hema community, the socio-economically dominant ethnic group in Ituri, and attracted external support first from Uganda, then from Rwanda.
M3 - Commissioned report
T3 - Usalama project: understanding Congolese armed groups
BT - UPC in Ituri: the external militarization of local politics in north-eastern Congo
PB - Rift Valley Institute
CY - London
ER -