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When The Walking Defeats You PRAISE FOR WHEN THE WALKING DEFEATS YOU “Gripping and gleaming with insight. Ledio Cakaj leads the reader into the very heart of one of Africa’s least- understood but most enduring rebel movements.” Matthew Green, author of The Wizard of the Nile “A heartbreaking story, unmasking the everyday complexities of a most gruesome and sorrowful war. Absolutely remarkable!” Sverker Finnström, author of Living with Bad Surroundings: War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda “A remarkable first-hand account of life in the LRA, providing a compelling and convincing perspective on what it was like to be a combatant.” Tim Allen, co-editor of The Lord’s Resistance Army: Myth and Reality “A gripping portrayal of a rebel fighter’s harrowing journey in central Africa. Without pulling punches, Cakaj provides a human face to the notorious but often caricatured Lord’s Resistance Army. An insightful tour- de-force by an author whose deep knowledge about this group shines through on almost every page.” Ronald R. Atkinson, author of The Roots of Ethnicity and editor of The Raging Storm: A Reporter’s Inside Account of the Northern Uganda War “Cakaj skilfully takes the reader inside the harrowing world of the LRA. Interspersed with stunning photography, and reflections of persons who survived LRA attacks, a multi-layered story comes to life, further unfolding the complexities of such a devastating war.” Erin Baines, author of Buried in the Heart: Women, Complex Victimhood and the War in Northern Uganda “Brilliantly weaves the dramatic and often horrifying experience of one man into a gripping story of two decades of the LRA war. A product of vast knowledge of the conflict, When The Walking Defeats You is sure to become a classic in the literature on conflict in Africa.” Adam Branch, author of Displacing Human Rights: War and Intervention in Northern Uganda ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ledio Cakaj is a researcher and writer focused on armed groups, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants, both adults and children. He has worked for close to two decades in the Balkans and Central Africa. Cakaj spent eight years studying the Lord’s Resistance Army, initially during a master’s degree at Princeton University, and later working as a consultant for the World Bank, the Enough Project, Small Arms Survey and Resolve, among others. Cakaj is a native Albanian, born in 1978. He left home at 16 years old, as Albania was plagued by violence and struggling to shed its communist past. He walked along with other unaccompanied minors to Greece where he worked odd jobs to survive. After four years without a legal status in Greece, Cakaj managed to migrate to England where he was able to return to school. Several years later, he completed high school and graduated with a degree in ancient and modern history from St. John’s College, Oxford University, in 2005. He now he lives in Washington DC with his wife and three young children. When The Walking Defeats You One Man’s Journey as Joseph Kony’s Bodyguard Ledio Cakaj Foreword by Roméo Dallaire Zed Books LONDON When the Walking Defeats You was first published in 2016 by Zed Books Ltd, The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR, UK. www.zedbooks.net Copyright © Ledio Cakaj 2016 The right of Ledio Cakaj to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 Typeset in Book Antiqua by seagulls.net Index by Ledio Cakaj Cover design by David A. Gee Cover photo © Hossein Fatemi/Panos All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of Zed Books Ltd. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-78360-812-6 pb ISBN 978-1-78360-813-3 hb ISBN 978-1-78360-816-4 mobi ISBN 978-1-78360-815-7 epub ISBN 978-1-78360-814-0 pdf For Alexander, Olivia and Sebastian Ju dua shumë!
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