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Okello Akuaye
Okello (also spelled Okelo) is a common surname of the Luo (family of ethnic groups), Luo and Ateker peoples of Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. It may refer to: People *Okello Oculi (born 1942), Ugandan novelist and poet *Allan Okello (born 2000), Ugandan footballer *David Okello (born 1986), Kenyan footballer *Emmy Okello (born 1977), Ugandan consultant physician *Galdino Moro Okello (born 1940), Ugandan judge *James Okello (born 1990), Ugandan basketball player *John Okello (1937–1971), Ugandan-born leader of the Zanzibar revolution *Noble Okello (born 2000), Canadian soccer player *Tito Okello (1914–1996), former head of state of Uganda *Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929–1990), former head of state of Uganda *Henry Oryem Okello (born 1960), Ugandan politician Other uses *Okello, a character in the 1972 film ''Aguirre, the Wrath of God'' Surnames of Ugandan origin {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo (family Of Ethnic Groups)
The Luo (also spelled Lwo) are several ethnically and linguistically related Nilotic ethnic groups that inhabit an area ranging from Egypt and Sudan to South Sudan and Ethiopia, through Northern Uganda and eastern Congo (DRC), into western Kenya, and the Mara Region of Tanzania. Their Luo languages belong to the western branch of the Nilotic language family. The Luo groups in South Sudan include the Shilluk, Anuak, Pari, Acholi, Balanda Boor, Thuri and Luwo. Those in Uganda include the Alur, Acholi, Jonam and Padhola. The ones in Kenya and Tanzania are the Joluo (also called Luo in Kenyan English). The Joluo and their language Dholuo are also known as the "Luo proper" by Kenya based observers, even though their dialect has more Bantu loan words than the rest. The level of historical separation between these groups is estimated at eight centuries. Dispersion from an alleged Nilotic core region in South Sudan is presumed to have been triggered by the turmoil o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ateker
Ateker, or ŋaTekerin, is a common name for the closely related Jie, Karamojong, Turkana, Toposa, Nyangatom, Teso and Lango peoples and their languages. These ethnic groups inhabit an area across Uganda and Kenya. ''Itung'a'' (a vernacular term meaning "people of one language") and ''Teso'' have been used among ethnographers, while the term Teso-Turkana is sometimes used for the languages, which are of Eastern Nilotic stock. ''Ateker'' means 'clan' or 'tribe' in the Teso language. ''Atekere'' in Lango language also means 'clan'. In the Turkana language, ''Ateker'' means a distinct group with related customs, laws and lifestyle and who share a common ancestry. Members of one ''Ateker'' have a common character of mutual respect in their diversity. Each member group of ''Ateker'' occupies its own territory and exercises authority over its own land and people independent of each other. The word ''Ateker'' is a generic term for "related peoples" or "relatives" (the term also re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okello Oculi
Okello Oculi (born 1 January 1942) is a Ugandan novelist, poet, and chronicler of rural African village life. Currently, he is a private political and social consultant based in Abuja, Nigeria. Before that, he served as Professor of Social & Economic Research at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria. Background He was born in 1942, in Dokolo District, Northern Uganda, back when the district was still part of Lira District. Education He was educated at Soroti College, in Soroti, and St. Peter's College Tororo, both in Eastern Uganda. He then attended St. Mary's College Kisubi for his A-Level education (S5 -S6). He entered Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university, where he studied political science, graduating in 1967, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. During his undergraduate studies at Makerere, he spent one year, from 1964 until 1965, as an exchange student at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. In 1968, he obtain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Okello
Allan Okello (born 4 July 2000) is a Ugandan association football, footballer who plays for Vipers SC and the Uganda national football team, Uganda national team as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder.Allan Okello at National-Football-teams.com Club career KCCA On 24 February 2017, Okello was unveiled at Kampala Capital City Authority FC, Kampala Capital City Authority's ground, Lugogo. Okello netted a hat trick and assisted one goal on his senior debut as Kampala Capital City Authority FC, Kampala Capital City Authority defeated Onduparaka FC 7–0 at Phillip Omondi stadium on 27 February 2017, thus becoming the first player to score a hat trick in the Uganda Premier League 2016–2017 season. In July 2017 while in his senior six ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Okello
David Abong'o Okello (born 19 September 1986) is a Kenyan international footballer who plays for Tusker as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Nairobi, Okello has played club football for Thika United, Sofapaka and Tusker. He made his international debut for Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ... in 2007. References 1986 births Living people Footballers from Nairobi Kenyan men's footballers Kenya men's international footballers Thika United F.C. players Sofapaka F.C. players Tusker F.C. players Kenyan Premier League players Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Okello
Emmy Okello is a Ugandan consultant physician who has specialized as an interventional cardiologist and researcher. He serves as the Head of the Cardiac Catheterization Department at Uganda Heart Institute, the government institution in Kampala that specializes in the treatment of congenital and acquired cardiac disorders. Okello has special interest in rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and is one of the recognized leaders in this area of cardiology in the region. Background and education Okello was admitted to Mbarara University School of Medicine in the 1990s, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. He continued his studies at Wuhan University, in Wuhan, Hubei, China, graduating with a Master of Medicine degree in Internal Medicine. In 2015, he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. He then underwent a one-year fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Case Western Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galdino Moro Okello
Galdino Moro Okello (born 1940) is a Ugandan judge. He is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives its powers from Article 130 of the 1995 Constitution. It is primarily an appellate court with original jurisdiction in only one type of case: a presidential electi .... References 1940 births Living people Justices of the Supreme Court of Uganda Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) {{Uganda-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Okello
James Okello (born 26 January 1990) is a Ugandan basketball player, who plays for City Oilers and the Uganda national basketball team. Early and personal life While his father was polygamous, James Okello was the sixth of nine children to his mother.Mister City Oilers! John Vianney Nsimbe (), 13 February 2020. Accessed 29 June 2021. In school, besides , he was involved in athletics (as a sprinter) and |
John Okello
John Gideon Okello (26 October 1937 – ) was a Ugandan revolutionary and the leader of the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964. This revolution overthrew Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah and led to the proclamation of Zanzibar as a republic. Biography Youth Little is known of Okello's youth: he was born in Lango District in what was the Uganda Protectorate, and was baptized at age two, receiving the baptismal name of Gideon. He was orphaned at age 11 and grew up with relatives. When he was 15, he left and set out on his own and found work in several places within British East Africa. At various times, Okello was a clerk, manservant, gardener, and did odd-jobs as he drifted around British East Africa, living at various times in Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika. He later went through training to become a bricklayer. He was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya on allegations of rape and was incarcerated for two years, an experience that left him with an intense Anglophobia. In 1959, Okello left for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Okello
Noble Okello Ayo (born July 20, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship. Early life Okello began playing soccer at age six with the North York Hearts SC. He later played for Mooredale SC before joining the Toronto FC Academy in 2013. On August 20, 2017, he was part of the U17 side that beat Juventus U17 to capture the inaugural International Youth Soccer Cup. Club career Toronto FC In 2016, he appeared in one match for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario. In 2017, he scored one goal in 13 appearances and made a further two appearances in 2018. In September 2017, Okello signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II in the USL. On October 6, 2017, he made his professional debut against Bethlehem Steel FC. Following the conclusion of USL season, Okello was invited to train with the U19 team of VfL Wolfsburg. On January 10, 2018, he played a full 90 minutes for their U19 side in a 2–1 vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tito Okello
Tito Lutwa Okello (15 October 1914 – 3 June 1996) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the eighth president of Uganda from 29 July 1985 until 26 January 1986. Background Tito Okello was born into an ethnic Acholi family in circa 1914 in Namukora, Kitgum District. He joined the King's African Rifles in 1940 and served in the East African Campaign of World War II. As a career military officer, he had a variety of assignments. As a follower of President Milton Obote, Okello went into exile following the 1971 coup d'état that resulted in Idi Amin becoming Uganda's new ruler. In 1972, 1972 invasion of Uganda, rebels invaded Uganda to restore Obote. Okello was one of the leaders of an insurgent group which targeted Masaka. The invasion was defeated by loyalist Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army troops. Okello took part in the Uganda–Tanzania War. He was one of the commanders in the coalition between the Tanzania People's Defence Force and the Ug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazilio Olara-Okello
Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 – 9 January 1990) was a Ugandan military officer and one of the commanders of the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) that together with the Tanzanian army organized the coup d'état that overthrew Idi Amin in 1979. In 1985, he was briefly the chairman of the ruling Military Council and ''de facto'' head of state of Uganda, and later, lieutenant-general and chief of the armed forces. During the civil war in Uganda between the UNLA (which was now the national army) and Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army, president Milton Obote alienated much of the Acholi-dominated officer corps, including Olara-Okello and General Tito Okello, by appointing his fellow ethnic Lango, Brigadier Smith Opon Acak, as army Chief of Staff. On 27 July 1985, an army brigade of the UNLA commanded by Olara-Okello, and composed mostly of Acholi troops, staged a coup d'état against Milton Obote's government and seized power. The National Assembly was dissolved and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
