The rank of Field Marshal is a high rank in the military of Uganda. President Idi Amin was the commander in chief of the army, awarding himself the rank of Field Marshal. The highest ranking individual in the modern Ugandan army, the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), is the current president Yoweri Museveni, who uses the title of General.[1] Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Image:Amin dada. ... The Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF), previously the National Resistance Army, constitutes the armed forces of Uganda. ... In the 1990s, Museveni was fêted by the west as part of a new generation of African leaders. ... General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. ...