Okot p'Bitek 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. Song of Lawino was originally written in the Acholi dialect of Southern Luo, translated by the author into English, and published in 1966. It was a breakthrough work, creating an audience among anglophone Africans for direct, topical poetry in English; and incorporating traditional attitudes and thinking in an accessible yet faithful literary vehicle. It was followed by the Song of Ocol (1970), the husband's reply.
Kitgum District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after its major town of Kitgum, where the district headquarters is located. It has suffered much fatalities and social disruption resulting from the 20-year civil war in the region during the late 20th century. The government moved tens of thousands of residents to internally displaced persons camps for their protection, where they were subject to raids by the rebels and also harsh conditions, including disease.
Pader District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after Pader, the chief municipal, administrative and commercial town in the district, where the district headquarters are located.
Acholi is a Southern Luo dialect spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum, Amuru, Lamwo, Agago, Nwoya, Omoro and Pader in northern Uganda. It is also spoken in South Sudan in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria.
Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District.
Kitgum is a municipality in Kitgum District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town is administered by Kitgum Municipality Council, an urban local government. It is the largest metropolitan area in the district and the site of the district headquarters.
Atiak is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the primary trade route between Uganda and South Sudan.
Amuru District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Amuru, where the district headquarters are located.
Pabbo, sometimes spelled as Pabo, is a municipality in Amuru District of the Northern Region of Uganda.
Anaka is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the site of the Nwoya District headquarters.
Nwoya District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most districts in Uganda, it is named after its main municipal, administrative and commercial center, Nwoya, the location of the district headquarters.
Nwoya is a town in Nwoya District in the Acholi sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of the district. Nwoya Town Council is classified as a municipality.
Lamwo District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Lamwo is the site of the district headquarters.
The Agago District is a Ugandan district located in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Amuru is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Amuru District.
Elegu is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It sits across the international border from the town of Nimule, South Sudan.
Gulu Military Hospital is a hospital in Gulu, in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Omoro District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Palenga is a town in the Omoro District in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the site of the district headquarters.
The Acholi people are a tribe belonging to the Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples, found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda, including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, Pader and Omoro District. The Acholi were estimated to number 2.3 million people and over 45,000 more were living in South Sudan in 2000.
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