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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Article title: 1972 Republic of the Congo Coup d'État Attempt
Article Evaluation: This article is very sparse and doesn't include a lot of information on the topic. There is only one paragraph about the topic, which fails to include any background information or information on the political consequences for this action. The sources for this article were fairly relevant and current considering that this Coup occured in 1972. However, all of the sources seem to be articles, and it could benefit from having news clippings or primary sources from the Coup.
Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/23/archives/coup-attempt-fails-in-congo-republic.html:https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/congo-decolonization:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13150040

Article title: Acholi Nationalism
Article Evaluation: This article is not really even an article at all, but a sentence. The article includes no background information, no information about the political or social implications for the ideology. Additionally, because the article is so sparse, it includes no information about who the Acholi people are or where they are from. Many of the sources listed are from many years ago and are not relevant to the current political or cultural phenomenon. Additionally, many of the sources are secondary sources, rather than primary sources.
Sources: https://study.com/academy/lesson/acholi-culture-language-religion-people.html:https://minorityrights.org/minorities/acholi/:https://www.safaris-uganda.com/the-acholi-people-and-their-culture/

Article title: Common Man's Charter
Article Evaluation: This article has more information than the other articles that I have looked at, however, it is still severely lacking any major background or future implications. Overall, this article just gives a very brief and broad overview of what the Common Man's Charter is. This article only has one source so far which is the text of the document. This is a good place to start to have information about the article, however this article could also benefit from having more background information and more secondary sources about the impact of this charter.
Sources: https://dbpedia.org/page/Common_Man's_Charter:https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:276744/FULLTEXT01.pdf:https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/people-power/the-upc-charter-that-meant-to-make-ugandans-equal-3021868

Article title: Langtang Mafia
Article Evaluation: This article has much more information in it, including people involved and some mentions of implications. However, this article is lacking basic information about what this was and why this was important. Additionally, although the article includes mention of certain terms, there is no explanation of these terms and their importance. This article includes a variety of sources from both closer to the date of importance and further from this date. Additionally, this article includes a variety of kinds of sources, including both primary and secondary sources. However, some of the sources included no longer have active links.

Article title: Mwembeshi (Constituency)
Article Evaluation: This article is very short and does not include a lot of information, however, it does include a list of MPs which is helpful in the understanding of this article and its content.
Sources: https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/812:https://ground.news/article/mwembeshi-constituency-independent-member-of-parliament-hints-plans-to-join-political-party:https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mwembeshi_(constituency)