Bangadi

{{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Bangadi |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type =  |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Democratic Republic of the Congo |subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Haut-Uele | subdivision_type2 = Territory | subdivision_name2 = Dungu | subdivision_type3 = Chiefdom | subdivision_name3 = Wando |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =  |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title = |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |blank_name_sec2 = |blank_info_sec2 =  |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|4|8|47|N|27|54|18|E|region:CD|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |blank_name_sec1 = Climate |blank_info_sec1 = Aw  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Bangadi''' is a town located in Haut-Uele Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

== History == During Belgian colonial rule, Bangadi was an important town.<ref>{{cite web |last1=VanderMeer |first1=Maaike |title=BATHING IN BANGADI |url=https://www.aimstories.com/blog/bathing-in-bangadi |website=aimstories.com |publisher=Africa Inland Mission |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref>

After the Duru September 2008 attack, the town residents established a self-defense group due to their distrust of the government. On 8 October, 120 self-defense group militias attacked the town police station and gained few firearms.<ref>{{cite report|author=IKV Pax Christi|date=9 October 2009|title=How enlightning is the thunder? Study on the Lord's Resistance Army in the border region of DR Congo, Sudan and Uganda|url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/65afa3f5-11e8-3c85-b479-0906e24f9f7d/968FB8890B122D31C1257598004982B9-Full_Report.pdf|page=|access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> LRA attacked Bangadi on 19 October, killing 9 and abducting 41 children.<ref>{{cite report|author=Human Rights Watch|date=16 February 2009|title=The Christmas massacres: LRA attacks on civilians in Northern Congo|url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/587bb902-6594-3efb-84cb-905c34e536ef/E4FA9DD353709E15C125755F003D702F-Full_Report.pdf|page=21|access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> They looted and burned houses and pillaged a health center. Nevertheless, the town residents defeated them before reaching the central market. Due to the attack, the residents fled to the bush.<ref name="BI">{{cite web |last1=AP |first1=AP |title=Congo town mounts own defense against rebels |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29167366 |website=NBC News |publisher=NBC News |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=IRIN |first1=IRIN |title=Instability increasing in Orientale province |url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/81177/drc-instability-increasing-orientale-province |website=thenewhumanitarian.org |publisher=The New Humanitarian |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Atama |first1=Noel |title=Field Dispatch: A Civil Servant’s Close Encounter with the LRA |url=https://enoughproject.org/reports/field-dispatch-civil-servant-close-encounter-lra |website=enoughproject.org |publisher=Enough Project |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> During the Christmas massacres, LRA killed 48 people in Bangadi areas.<ref>{{cite web |agency=AFP |title=Ugandan rebels massacred over 400 villagers, NGO says |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20081230-ugandan-rebels-massacred-over-400-villagers-ngo-says- |website=france24.com |publisher=France 24 |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref>

LRA stormed Bangadi on 22 January 2009 and the town self-defense group repelled the attack and chased them to the outskirts of the town. Two days later, FARDC sent 175 soldiers from the 911th Battalion to the town.<ref name="BI" /><ref name="HR">{{cite report|author=Human Rights Watch|date=28 March 2010|title=Trail of Death: LRA Atrocities in Northeastern Congo |url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/584e2955-c6e3-372d-80c2-9bd33d5033dc/0C3C8B418399C7A7492576F400075C63-Full_Report.pdf|page=55|access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> The Bangadi self-defense group was abolished in June 2009 due to the order of Major Nelson Mugaba.<ref>{{cite report|author=Ledio Cakaj|date=8 March 2010|title=Between a Rock and a Hard Place: LRA Attacks and Congolese Army Abuses in Northeastern Congo |url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/e675caee-b612-33cc-a642-7b6696cbe2c3/7A4F66BE0930662D492576E3001E2B14-Full_Report.pdf|page=9|access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> In December 2009, the 911th Battalion departed from Bangadi and was replaced by the 912th Battalion.<ref name="HR" />

== Education == The town has a primary school.<ref>{{cite report|last1=Grossman-Vermaas|first1=Rob|last2=Bukuluki|first2=Paul|last3=Collin|first3=Cecile|last4=Ogeto|first4=Joseph|last5=Federico|first5=Kara|last6=Malmberg|first6=Sam|date=November 2015|title=Performance Evaluation and Needs Assessment Report of USAID Programming to Communities Affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa |url=https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00KS66.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507022503/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00KS66.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2017|publisher=USAID|page=22|access-date= 16 December 2023}}</ref>

== Healthcare == There is a health center in the town.<ref>{{cite report|author=Human Rights Watch|date=28 March 2010|title=Trail of Death: LRA Atrocities in Northeastern Congo |url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/584e2955-c6e3-372d-80c2-9bd33d5033dc/0C3C8B418399C7A7492576F400075C63-Full_Report.pdf|page=37|access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Haut-Uélé