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Tuesday January 26 2021
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As Uganda inched towards the 1980 general election, the Democratic Party (DP) was compelled to change leadership. The Military Commission warned, albeit subtly, that ousted former President, Prof Yusuf Kironde Lule would most likely be arrested if he dared return from exile. Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere took charge.
It then became clear that the Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC), which had retained Apollo Milton Obote as it’s leader, and DP would be renewing a political rivalry that dated back to the pre-independence era.
UPC was however in an advantaged position. It had the backing of most of the men and officers of the Kikosi Maalum (special force), a fighting force of Uganda exiles that was formed by Obote and was under the command of former officers of the Uganda Army (UA), David Oyite Ojok, and Tito Okello, both of whom were very loyal to Obote.
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