Archbishop Luwum death

Title

Archbishop Luwum death

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Feb 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:14

Description

Official Ugandan statement on death of Archbishop Luwum and Ugandan Cabinet ministers, Arphaxed Charles Oboth-Afumbi and Erenayo Wilson Oreyema in a road accident on 17 Feb 1977. The car was driven by Major Moses, the men tried to overpower him as they were trying to escape arrest for their alleged part in a plot to overthrow President Idi Amin. Reporter asks the person reading the statement if the accident was suspicious and if there will be an investigation. Interviewer and interviewee unidentified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Uganda; Idi Amin; Janani Luwum; Arphaxed Charles Oboth-Ofumbi; Erenayo Wilson Oreyema; Major Moses; Road accidents

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