1289:(CRC) began soliciting opinions and holding public hearings on amending the 1995 Constitution. The CRC was set up to examine the constitutional provisions relating to sovereignty, political systems, democracy and good governance. Its report, scheduled for release by October 2003, has not yet been delivered to Cabinet or made public. The Cabinet, however, presented a list of its suggestions for constitutional change to the CRC in September. These changes included the introduction of a full multiparty system, an increase in executive authority vis-à-vis the other branches, and the lifting of presidential term limits. The elimination of term limits would clear the way for Museveni to run again in 2006, and there are increasing signs that he wishes to do so. However, this proposal has also produced significant controversy and it is not yet clear when or how the constitution will be changed.
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was reelected to a second five-year term in March 2001. Parliamentary elections were held in June 2001, and more than 50% of contested seats were won by newcomers. Movement supporters nevertheless remained in firm control of the legislative branch. Observers believed that the 2001 presidential and parliamentary elections generally reflected the will of the electorate; however, both were marred by serious irregularities, particularly in the period leading up to the elections, such as restrictions on political party activities, incidents of violence, voter intimidation, and fraud.
1061:, and postponed any plans he may once have entertained for re-establishing one-party rule. The continued sufferance of the DP, although much harried and abused by UPC stalwarts, became an important symbol to international donors. The government's inability to eliminate Museveni and win the civil war, however, sapped its economic strength, and the occupation of a large part of the country by an army hostile to the Ugandans living there furthered discontent with the regime.
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and one was murdered. Even before the election, the government press and Radio Uganda appeared to treat the UPC as the victor. Muwanga insisted that each party have a separate ballot box on election day, thus negating the right of secret ballot. There were a number of other moves to aid the UPC, including
Muwanga's statement that the future parliament would also contain an unspecified number of unelected representatives of the army and other interest groups.
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re-enter Uganda from the
Sudanese refugee camps and participate in the civil war on the government side. As mercenaries fresh to the scene, these units fought well, but they were equally interested in looting and did not discriminate between supporters and enemies of the government. The reintroduction of Amin's infamous cohorts was poor international public relations for the Okello government and helped create a new tolerance of Museveni and the NRM/A.
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1029:, West Nile had provided the ethnic base for much of Idi Amin's earlier support and had enjoyed relative prosperity under his rule. Having borne the brunt of Amin's anti-Acholi massacres in previous years, Acholi soldiers avenged themselves on inhabitants of Amin's home region, whom they blamed for their losses. In one famous incident in June 1981,
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1324:(DRC), ostensibly to prevent attacks from Ugandan rebel groups operating there. There were widespread allegations that Ugandan military and civilian officials were involved in the illegal exploitation of DRC natural resources. After much international pressure, Uganda withdrew its troops from DRC in June 2003.
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Fourteen district commissioners, who were expected to supervise local polling, were replaced with UPC nominees. The chief justice of Uganda, to whom complaints of election irregularities would have to be made, was replaced with a UPC member. In a number of districts, non-UPC candidates were arrested,
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America broadcast the news of the DP triumph, and Kampala's streets were filled with DP celebrants. At this point, Muwanga seized control of the Electoral Commission, along with the power to count the ballots, and declared that anyone disputing his count would be subject to a heavy fine
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Movement system or adopt multi-party politics. Although 70% of voters endorsed retention of the Movement system, the referendum was widely criticized for low voter turnout and unfair restrictions on Movement opponents. Museveni
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General Tito Okello ruled from July 1985 to January 1986 with no explicit policy except the natural goal of self-preservation—the motive for their defensive coup. To stiffen the flagging efforts of his army against the NRA, Okello invited former soldiers of Amin's army to
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Special Force Units, and thus repeating
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had been hastily enrolled with minimal training and little sense of discipline. Although they were survivors of Amin's genocidal purges of north-east Uganda, in the 1980s they were armed and in uniform, conducting similar actions against Bantu-speaking
Ugandans in the south, with whom they appeared
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Ugandan politics was provided by the proposed expenditures of the newly empowered Military Commission. Security and defense were to be allotted more than 30 percent of the national revenues. For a country desperately seeking funds for economic recovery from
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Around the country we had an escort of soldiers. I met some people who I had known … they were delighted to see me. Everybody had lost relatives and friends, and many spoke of torture. On safari north and south, we lived on goats and bananas. Up north, I met an old man who recognised me: he flung
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stability. Indeed, the quarrels within the NCC, which Binaisa enlarged to 127 members, revealed that many rival and would-be politicians who had returned from exile were resuming their self-interested operating styles. Ugandans who endured the deprivations of the Amin era became even more
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scattered across southern Uganda. The overall death toll from 1981 to 1985 was estimated as high as 500,000. Obote, once seen by the donor community as the one man with the experience and will to restore Uganda's fortunes, now appeared to be a liability to recovery.
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some of the actions that led to his overthrow by Amin. As if determined to replay the January 1971 events, Obote once again left the capital after giving orders for the arrest of a leading Acholi commander, Brigadier (later Lieutenant General)
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military advisers were invited to take part against the NRA rebels in what was to be a final campaign that won neither British nor United States approval. But the army was warweary, and after the death of the highly capable General
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began to enrol thousands of recruits grew to 8,000; Ojok's original 600 became 24,000. When Binaisa sought to curb the use of these militias, which were harassing and detaining political opponents, he was overthrown in a military
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civilians in the north and east. Although the LRA does not threaten the stability of the government, LRA violence has displaced 1.2 million people and created a humanitarian crisis. At least 20,000 children have also been
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and five years in jail. Eighteen hours later, Muwanga announced a UPC victory, with 72 seats. Some DP candidates claimed the ballot boxes were simply switched to give their own vote tally to the UPC runner-up.
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disillusioned with their leaders. Binaisa managed to stay in office longer than Lule, but his inability to gain control over a burgeoning new military presence proved to be his downfall.
1256:. The resulting ceasefire broke down almost immediately. With Okello and the remnants of the UNLA army thoroughly discouraged, Museveni had only to wait for the regime to disintegrate.
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if the results were questioned. Indeed, popular perception of a stolen election actually helped bring about the civil war the Commonwealth Observer Group may have feared.
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to help regional forces "remove from the battlefield" – meaning capture or kill – Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and senior leaders of the LRA.
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mission where local refugees had sought sanctuary. When the
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In early 1983, to eliminate rural support for Museveni's
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1579:"Milton Obote's legacy 8 years after his death"
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1408:East African Federation
1350:February 2006 elections
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934:David Hines found that
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928:"get it started again"
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1523:"Second Coup d'Etat"
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1388:On 12 October 2011,
1309:over the years. The
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1374:On 11 July 2010,
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814:
806:
802:Milton Obote
783:
767:
732:
706:Milton Obote
698:dictatorship
689:
687:
523:
484:British rule
378:Succeeded by
377:
372:
346:27 July 1985
338:
211:• 1985
204:Milton Obote
187:• 1980
163:• 1979
81:
72:Coat of arms
26:
2443:Agriculture
2397:LGBT rights
1715:24 February
1428:South Sudan
1235:Tito Okello
920:David Hines
867:, a fellow
741:during the
604:1987–
538:1986–
446:History of
373:Preceded by
340:Coup d'état
313:Established
228:Tito Okello
142:(1985–1986)
135:(1979–1985)
2730:Categories
2485:(currency)
2363:Government
2348:Corruption
1673:22 October
1648:14 October
1644:. ABC News
1544:3 December
1379:al-Shabaab
1369:war crimes
1261:Acholiland
1103:Oyite Ojok
1059:cash crops
1015:guerrillas
964:See also:
924:World Bank
865:Oyite-Ojok
775:parliament
759:Yusuf Lule
751:government
534:Since 1986
464:Chronology
168:Yusuf Lule
124:Government
2597:Terrorism
2592:Squatting
2572:Languages
2557:Education
2511:Transport
2483:Shilling
2468:Fisheries
2368:President
2353:Elections
2295:Mountains
2268:Geography
1821:Years in
1627:France 24
1607:20 August
1511:, page 55
1440:Bobi Wine
1436:elections
1397:US forces
1294:Christian
904:civil war
771:president
149:President
42:1979–1986
2710:Category
2587:Religion
2577:Polygamy
2537:Abortion
2473:Forestry
2402:Military
2390:Intersex
2324:Politics
2310:Wildlife
2196:articles
1835:Pre-1962
1755:BBC News
1668:Newsweek
1601:BBC News
1565:Refworld
1412:Tanzania
1381:bombers
1376:jihadist
1307:abducted
1143:Location
1090:barracks
1074:Nakasero
1043:massacre
1035:Catholic
809:economic
804:'s UPC.
747:civilian
702:Idi Amin
635:Military
630:Economic
616:By topic
580:Bush War
478:pre-1894
437:a series
435:Part of
2694:Outline
2644:(dress)
2635:Cuisine
2622:Culture
2525:Society
2501:Tourism
2478:Poverty
2448:Banking
2431:Economy
2378:Cabinet
2204:History
1583:Monitor
1539:4374771
1498:page 55
1424:Burundi
1371:court.
1207:Outcome
1181:Kampala
1147:Kampala
1086:torture
996:Bunyoro
988:Buganda
916:Swahili
790:Baganda
786:Muganda
739:Kampala
735:capture
625:Buganda
606:present
540:present
352:•
337:•
324:•
311:•
298:History
117:Kampala
113:Capital
84: "
82:Anthem:
2715:Portal
2654:(robe)
2641:Gomesi
2630:Cinema
2562:Health
2463:Energy
2305:Rivers
2194:
2192:Uganda
1823:Uganda
1537:
1475:Uganda
1460:.
1426:, and
1420:Rwanda
1302:kidnap
1250:Acholi
1177:Target
1167:Motive
1151:Uganda
1119:Zambia
1107:ethnic
1066:police
1019:Luwero
1003:Acholi
992:Ankole
938:below.
777:, the
448:Uganda
439:on the
301:
273:
243:
153:
2701:Index
2675:Sport
2665:Music
2660:Media
2651:Kanzu
2612:Youth
2607:Women
2290:Lakes
1784:from
1535:JSTOR
1416:Kenya
1027:Sudan
1007:Lango
869:Lango
2150:2024
2145:2023
2140:2022
2135:2021
2130:2020
2125:2019
2120:2018
2115:2017
2110:2016
2105:2015
2100:2014
2095:2013
2090:2012
2085:2011
2080:2010
2075:2009
2070:2008
2065:2007
2060:2006
2055:2005
2050:2004
2045:2003
2040:2002
2035:2001
2030:2000
2025:1999
2020:1998
2015:1997
2010:1996
2005:1995
2000:1994
1995:1993
1990:1992
1985:1991
1980:1990
1975:1989
1970:1988
1965:1987
1960:1986
1955:1985
1950:1984
1945:1983
1940:1982
1935:1981
1930:1980
1925:1979
1920:1978
1915:1977
1910:1976
1905:1975
1900:1974
1895:1973
1890:1972
1885:1971
1880:1970
1875:1969
1870:1968
1865:1967
1860:1966
1855:1965
1850:1964
1845:1963
1840:1962
1717:2020
1675:2016
1650:2011
1609:2007
1546:2021
1348:The
1292:The
1157:Type
1135:Date
1080:, a
1005:and
994:and
838:coup
815:The
688:The
564:1972
58:Flag
1072:at
737:of
700:of
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