Her Story Made History 

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Her Story Made History

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Lyse Doucet talks to remarkable women about the relationship between women and democracy.

Lyse Doucet presents in-depth interviews with remarkable women about the relationship between women and democracy.

Her Story Made History: Series 2: Betty Bigombe

Betty Bigombe

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How this Ugandan politician negotiated for peace with the brutal warlord Joseph Kony.

How Ugandan politician Betty Bigombe negotiated for peace with the brutal warlord Joseph Kony.

How this Ugandan politician negotiated for peace with the brutal warlord Joseph Kony.  In this series, Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, talks to remarkable women across the globe about their role in the democratic system.

In the 1980s, President Museveni asked Betty Bigombe to go to the north of the country and try and negotiate piece with a notorious warlord; Joseph Kony of the Lord's Resistance Army. Her friends told her: 'Resign, he wants you dead. This is not a woman's job.' Yet despite witnessing some unspeakable horrors, she was determined to see things through - at great risk to her own safety. It was a process that dominated two decades of her life and although it took its toll personally and professionally she tells Lyse: 'I have no regrets. I would do it again'. 
Correction: the programme incorrectly states that Betty Bigombe works at the World Bank. She has now left the institution. 

Producer: Ben Carter

Her Story Made History: Series 2

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