Ugandan brigadier
Justine Odong Latek[2] was a Ugandan brigadier who served in the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) during the Ugandan Bush War and later led the Uganda People's Democratic Army (UPDA) during the 1986–1994 war in Uganda.
- ^ Commonly referred to simply as Odong Latek. Tim Allen, "Understanding Alice: Uganda's Holy Spirit Movement in Context"
Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, Vol. 61, No. 3, Diviners, Seers and Prophets in Eastern Africa (1991), pp. 370-399 refers to him as Justin, while sources referring to him as Justine include Richard M. Kavuma, "Ghosts from Nairobi 1985 haunt Museveni in Acholi Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback Machine", The Monitor, 28 March 2004 and Lamwaka, Caroline. "The peace process in northern Uganda 1986-1990" Archived 2005-12-26 at the Wayback Machine in Okello Lucima, ed., Accord magazine: Protracted conflict, elusive peace: Initiatives to end the violence in northern Uganda Archived 2004-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, 2002. Given that English language names are often of secondary importance, the use of a normally feminine given name is not inconceivable.