People Murdered in Uganda - Enoch Olinga, Janani Luwum, James Hannington, Erinayo Wilson Oryema, Benedicto Kiwanuka, Andrew Kayiira (Paperback)

Chapters: Enoch Olinga, Janani Luwum, James Hannington, Erinayo Wilson Oryema, Benedicto Kiwanuka, Andrew Kayiira. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Enoch Olinga (June 24, 1926 September 16, 1979) was born to an Anglican family of the Iteso ethnic group in Uganda. He converted to the Baha'i Faith, earned the title Knight of Baha'u'llah and was appointed as the youngest Hand of the Cause, the highest appointed position in the religion. He served the interests of the religion widely and especially in Africa. He returned to Uganda during a time of turmoil and ultimately was murdered with his family. The second son to Samusan Okadakina and Eseza Iyamitai, his father was a catechist and missionary for the Anglican church. In 1927, Enoch's family moved to the village of Tilling where he was educated in missionary schools. He studied economics and learned several languages enough to be work as a translator. Eventually he learned six languages and published three books on language issues. In 1941 Olinga joined the British Royal Army Educational Corps and served in Nairobi, capital of Kenya and beyond. On return to Uganda in 1946 he soon married and began having children (eight.) Around 1950, he moved to Kampala. and encountered the Baha'i Faith in 1951. Though Olinga had already lost a government job from alcoholism he attended classes taught by Nakhjavani and became the third Ugandan to become a Baha'i and swore off alcohol in February 1952. He did so at the forefront of a period of large scale growth in the religion. It was also the year he published Kidar Aijarakon, a translation of the New Testament in Ateso. By October 1952 Olinga's father joined the religion. In 1953 he became the first Baha'i pioneer to British Cameroon, and was given the title K...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=527194