April 2011 - Walk to Work Protests commence on 11 April led by the Activists 4 Change calling for the government to intervene because of the rising fuel and food prices. The government reacts with a lot of force and there is death and chaos in different parts of the country. People riot because of the inhumane arrests of the opposition leaders. The international community and religious leaders condemn the government's actions.
The April 28 brutal arrest of opposition leader, Kiiza Besigye, which subsequently leads to his referral for treatment in Nairobi hospital in Kenya, lead to violent riots in different parts of the capital, Kampala. Additional riots occur in different spots around the country. The government calls for a dialogue but the opposition is not ready until certain demands are met.
Feb 2011 - Uganda holds Presidential and Parliamentary elections on February 18 2011. Incidents of mass rigging and violence reported in the countryside. President Museveni returns to power in a landslide victory while opposition candidates reject the election results.
Feb 2011 - The Mayoral campaigns in Kampala for 23 February 2011 are cancelled amidst allegations of mass rigging and poll violence. Journalists are targeted and beaten up in line of duty. Over 100 people are arrested.
Feb 2011 - LRA victims flown to Uganda for treatment. Joseph Kony continues to mett terror in Central African Republic
Feb 2011 - Interpol issues a red alert on terrorism activities for the Jamil Mukulu, the master-mind of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels.
December 2010 - LRA still active in DRC media reports
November 2010 - Allied Democratic Force rebels repeat call for peace talks with the Government of Uganda.
November 2010 - Uganda warns South Sudan over border attacks after reports of 13 Ugandans abducted by soldiers of the Sudan's People's Liberation Army
October 2010 - Acholi Religious leaders call for a resumption of the
peace talks between LRA and Uganda Government.
October 2010 - Museveni praises the DRC government for their role in combating the LRA rebels in Garamba.
October 2010 - LRA seen as a threat to South Sudan's referendum.
October 2010 - Central African Republic joins in the fight against the LRA rebels.
October 2010 - UN troops in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) offer to help Uganda
fend off LRA rebels.
October 2010 - The African Union announces the enactment of the joint forces of the
Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and
Uganda will form a brigade to pursue the LRA rebels.
September 2010 - Religious, community leaders and local government
officials from the Southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Central Africa Republic, and Uganda criticize the lack of a
coordinated and comprehensive strategy to engage the Lords Resistance
Army (LRA).
August 2010 - Uganda on heightened security alert after reports of the Allied Democratic Front rebels operating in DRC are planning to launch an attack on the country.
August 2010 - Human Rights Watch report accuses the LRA of conducting a forced massive recruitment exercise in Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic.
July 2010 - Two twin bombs explode in Uganda on the World Cup Soccer finale. The twin attacks leave a death toll of over 80. The Al-Shabaab, a Somalia based Islamic militant group with links to Al-Qaeda claim responsibility. The country is put on high security fearing additional terrorist attacks.
June 2010 - Ugandan rebel groups, Allied Democratic Front (ADF) and the National Army for Liberation of Uganda (NALU) attack Congolese villages for food.
June 2010 - Reports of deaths of 10 UPDF soldiers in Central Africa Republic are attributed to the LRA. UPDF refutes reports and claims it may be Janajaweed operatives.
May 2010 - LRA Spokesperson surrenders to the Uganda High Commission in Kenya and is granted Amnesty after the US Congress passes Anti-LRA Bill requiring the US to use its resources to deal with the LRA issue.
May 2010 - US Congress passes Anti-LRA Bill requiring the US to use its resources to deal with the LRA issue.
May 2010 - UN investigates LRA killings of 100 people in the Congo carried out in February.
April 2010 - SPLA spokesperson reports that 56 LRA fighters surrender in South Sudan
March 2010 - US Senate unanimously passes the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act.
The bill is currently before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and will require the use of Special Forces and resources from the US to deal with the LRA problem.
Ugandan intelligence and international reports place the LRA in the conflict ridden Darfur region.
February 2010 - LRA attacks Kpanga a village in the Congo leaving 100 people dead.
January 2010 - The border dispute between the two countries is yet unsolved
December 2009 - Sudan and Uganda in a border conflict dispute over a stretch of land in Moyo
district. A meeting held in Moyo is unsuccessful as tempers flare. LRA continues attacks in DRC.
November 2009 - 47 LRA rebels surrender in Yei in central equatorial.
September 2009 - Sudanese Bishop asks for international help in dealing with the LRA who
continue to wage terror in Sudan, DRC and CAR.
August 2009 - LRA carry out attacks in the western Equatorial Region creating a mass
displacement of people in southern Sudan with the border of the DRC and Central African Republic
July 2009 - LRA continue committing atrocities in north east Democratic republic of Congo.
June 2009 - LRA launch attacks on a southern Sudanese army post near the DRC border killing 14 SPLA soldiers and 4 civilians.
June 2009 - Two LRA commanders, George Labongo and Ocan Bunia reported killed.
June 2009 - LRA reprisal attacks continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo causing thousands to flee their homes.
May 2009 - LRA continues attacks in Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
May 2009 - There are calls for a fresh military offensive against the LRA from select human rights groups and a bill on Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 presented to the US Congress.
April 2009 - Concerns abound about LRA receiving fresh supplies. The Government of Uganda investigates Belgium citizens suspected of delivering the supplies to LRA in north eastern DRC.
April 2009 - Ugandan soldiers clash with LRA.
January 2009 - LRA leaders ask for a ceasefire amidst attacks of the joint forces of Uganda, DRC and South Sudan. LRA continues rampage on citizens of the DRC leaving hundreds dead. Reports of the firing of Matsanga, the LRA spokesperson, causes chaos within the peace team.
March 2009 - UPDF starts pulling out of Congo bringing an end to Operation Lightning Thunder.
LRA leader Joseph Kony and a few fighters are still at large with reports that they are heading to the Central African Republic.
The DRC government takes over the hunt for the LRA in Congo.
March 2009 - Catherine Ajok, the last abductee from St. Mary's College Aboke is rescued and reunited with her family at State House
in Nakasero, Kampala.
March 2009 - Thomas Kowyelo, LRA fourth in command, is captured and returned to Uganda aboard a UPDF plane.
February 2009 - Reports that Odhiambo will surrender through a facilitation by IOM do not come to fruition.
January 2009 - Odhiambo, LRA second in command, is wounded during attacks in Garamba hideout.
January 2009 - LRA leaders ask for a ceasefire amidst attacks of the joint forces of Uganda, DRC and South Sudan. LRA continues
rampage on citizens of the DRC leaving hundreds dead. Reports of the firing of Matsanga, the LRA spokesperson, causes chaos within the peace team.
December 2008 - Government and ADF rebels agree to hold peace talks in early 2009.
December 2008 - Ugandan, DR Congo and South Sudan forces launch a joint offensive on LRA bases in Garamba in DRC.
November 2008 - Joseph Kony again fails to sign final peace agreement
November 2008 - Joachim Chissano, UN special envoy to the Juba peace talks convenes meeting in Kampala to restart stalled juba peace talks
November 2008 - A Declaration of the Stakeholders Conference on the Juba Peace Process is issued.
October 2008 - Sudan demands for a time frame within which the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) chief, Joseph Kony must sign the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) with the Government of Uganda.
September/October - LRA rebels continue to wage attacks on citizens in both South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
September 2008 - The United Nations and the Democratic Republic of Congo start a military operation against the LRA
September 2008 - US imposes Sanctions on LRA
September 2008 - Call for resumption of meeting with chief mediator Riek Machar, who is vice-president of South Sudan, and United Nations special envoy Joachim Chissano. The meeting does not take place as scheduled because of the heavy rains.
August 2008 - Kony appears top on US list of "specially designated global terrorists".
July 2008 - Allied Democratic Forces ask the Government of Uganda for peace talks to end the twelve year insurgency.
June 2008 - Updates UN Security Council on the progress of the peace talks.
June 2008 - Joaquim Chissano, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy, visits LRA-affected areas in the Central African Republic, DRC and Uganda to consult with national stakeholders on the Juba peace process.
June 2008 - Amid reports of the LRA rearming, military officials from the DRC, southern Sudan and Ugandan hold meetings in Kampala to create strategies to mar the LRA attacks. These strategies seem to include military options.
May 2008 - LRA abductions in Sudan, the DRC and Central African Republic are reported.
May 2008 - The Government of Uganda sets up a special division in the High Court to try those accused of planning or carrying out war crimes and other attacks on civilians during the conflict.
April 2008- reports that LRA deputy, Okot Odhiambo has been killed are rife.
April 2008 - LRA leader does not show up for the widely heralded peace signing stating he needed more time to study the agreements.
March 2008 - signing of final peace agreement postponed because LRA leader is taken ill.
March 2008 - LRA leader reported to have entered the Central African Republic, a move that threatens the pace of the peace talks.
March 2008 - LRA delegation visit ICC Registry in the Hague to discuss indictment of LRA leaders.
February 2008- Additional agreement signed, in which the Government of Uganda agreed to request the Security Council to defer the ICC's investigation and prosecution of LRA commanders.
February 2008 - The Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army sign ceasefire agreement which was complemented by the signing of the comprehensive peace deal.
February 2008 - The Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army, signed annexure to Agenda Item No. 3 on Accountability and Reconciliation, originally signed on 27 June 2007.
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| | Consultations on Agenda Item No. 3 / Skirmishes between UPDF and ADF |
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| | Commencement of Juba Peace Talks |
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| | ICC arrest warrants for top 5 LRA commanders |
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| | Ethnic violence in Lira / Operation Scorched earth in Karamoja |
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| | LRA war spills to Teso, Lango and west nile regions |
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| | Operation Iron Fist/ UNRF II Peace agreement |
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| | Rwenzori conflicts resolved/ Disarmament in Karamoja |
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| | Ugandans vote for Movement system in referendum/ enactment of Amnesty Act |
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| | ADF active in Western Uganda/ Uganda Salvation Army attack Tororo Prison |
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| | Museveni elected/ Allied Democractic Army (ADF) |
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| | New Constitution legalises political parties/ NDA active in central uganda |
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| | Peace Talks with LRA fail |
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| | Restoration of traditional kingdoms/ Betty Bigombe brockered peace talks with LRA |
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| | Teso rebellion countered |
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| | Operation North/ Formation of auxilliary forces |
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| | UPDA / Gulu Peace Accord |
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| | Holy Spirit Movement (HSM)/ Teso Insurgency/Uganda People's Army (UPA) |
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| | NRM captures power/ institution of CIHRV/ UHRC formed/ UNLA rebellion/ UNFR rebellion/WBNF/ UPA /UPDA, HSM |
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| | Okello overthrows Obote/ power sharing agreement in Nairobi |
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| | UNLA and Special Forces street skirmishes |
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| | End of Rwenzururu rebellion |
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| | NRA rebellion |
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| | Binaisa overthrown by Army/ Disputed elections that see Obote take power |
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| | Military overthrow of Amin by Tanzania army and ugandan exiles |
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| | Amin annexes Kagera territory in Tanzania |
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| | Commission of Inquiry into the Disappearance of Ugandans since January 1971 |
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| | Expulsion of Asians |
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| | Idi Amin topples Obote |
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| | Obote bans UPC opposition groups |
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| | New constitution vests considerable power in the President |
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| | Suspension of Constitution/Mengo Crisis |
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| | Referendum on lost counties |
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| | Independence |
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