Uganda apologizes for murder (of Janani Luwum, 26 years after the fact).Uganda (ACNS ACNS Application and Content Networking System (Cisco) ACNS American Conference on Neutron Scattering ACNS American Clinical Neurophysiology Society ACNS Academic Computing and Networking Services ACNS Automated Copyright Notice System )--Twenty-six years after the martyrdom of Janani Luwum Janani Jakaliya Luwum (1922 – 17 February, 1977), was the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974 to 1977 and one of the most influential leaders of the modern church in Africa. He was murdered in 1977 by either Idi Amin personally or by Amin's henchmen. , a Church of Uganda The Church of the Province of Uganda (or Church of Uganda) is a member church of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are thirty-one dioceses that make up the Church of Uganda, each one headed by a Bishop. archbishop, the government of' the Republic of Uganda has apologized to the church and the global community for his murder. The government has also announced the new Archbishop Janani Luwum scholarship fund at Kitemu Secondary School to benefit two students who enroll for theological training after their general education. In the apology at a special church service, Zamzam Kasujja, deputy director for legal affairs of government, said, "The murder of Archbishop Luwum by the Amin government not only robbed the church of a courageous and committed leader but also plunged our country into economic, political and religious lows never seen before." Archbishop Luwum was killed on Feb. 16, 1977, along with two outspoken government ministers for speaking out against the Idi Amin regime. He is one of 10 20th century martyrs whose statutes were unveiled by the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the main leader of the Church of England and by convention is also recognised as head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The current archbishop is Rowan Williams. in 1998 and now stand on the west front of London's Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed in 1539) in London. One of England's most important Gothic structures, it is also a national shrine. The first church on the site is believed to date from early in the 7th cent. . |
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