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Encyclopedia > Uganda National Liberation Front
Yusuf Lule was the original chairman of the UNLF.
Yusuf Lule was the original chairman of the UNLF.
Godfrey Binaisa was the second leader of the UNLF.
Godfrey Binaisa was the second leader of the UNLF.

The Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) was a political group formed by exiled Ugandans opposed to the rule of Idi Amin with an accompanying military wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA). UNLA fought alongside Tanzanian forces in the Uganda-Tanzania War that led to the overthrow of Idi Amin's regime. The group ruled Uganda from the overthrow of Amin in April 1979 until the disputed national elections in December 1980. Image File history File links YusufuLule. ... Image File history File links YusufuLule. ... Yusuf Lule (1912 - 1985) was a Ugandan political figure. ... Image File history File links GodfreyBinaisa. ... Image File history File links GodfreyBinaisa. ... Godfrey Binaisa Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa QC (b. ... Idi Amin Dada (c. ... The Tanzania Peoples’ Defence Force (TPDF) (swahili: Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania - JWTZ) was created in September 1964. ... Combatants Uganda Libya Tanzania Peoples Defence Force & Uganda National Liberation Army Commanders Idi Amin Tanzanian army: Julius Nyerere UNLF: Tito Okello, Yoweri Museveni, David Oyite-Ojok Strength 3,000 Libyans, unknown number of Ugandan Army troops 100,000 Tanzanians, unknown number of Ugandan resistance troops, unknown number of Rwandan...


The UNLF was formed as an outcome of a meeting of Ugandan exiles from 24 to 26 March 1979 in the northern Tanzanian town of Moshi. In the meeting, known as the Moshi Conference, 28 groups were represented. The groups that united to form UNLA included Kikosi Maalum led by Milton Obote (with Tito Okello and David Oyite Ojok as commanders); FRONASA led by Yoweri Museveni; Save Uganda Movement led by Akena p'Ojok, William Omaria and Ateker Ejalu; and Uganda Freedom Union with Godfrey Binaisa, Andrew Kayiira and Olara Otunnu in leading positions. View on Kilimanjaro from Moshi. ... Kikosi Maalum (meaning Special Force in Swahili) was a militia of Ugandan exiles formed in Tanzania to fight against the regime of Idi Amin. ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1924, Apac, Uganda – October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa), Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966 and President of Uganda 1966-1971/1980-1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in... Tito Okello (1914 - June 3, 1996) was the leader of Uganda from July 1985 until January 1986. ... Oyite Ojok David Oyite Ojok (April 15, 1940 – December 2, 1983) was a Ugandan Major General who held one of the command leadership positions in the coalition between Uganda National Liberation Army and Tanzania Peoples Defence Force that removed Idi Amin in 1979. ... The Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) was a Ugandan rebel group formed by Yoweri Museveni in 1973. ... Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (born c. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Godfrey Binaisa Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa QC (b. ... Image:Kayiira. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


UNLF was governed by an 11-member Executive Council originally chaired by Yusuf Lule. This was accompanied by a National Consultative Council (NCC) with one member for each of the 28 groups represented at the meeting. Its military arm, UNLA, fought side-by-side with the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) in the Uganda-Tanzania War and invaded Uganda, taking Kampala in April 1979 and sending Amin to exile. Yusuf Lule (1912 - 1985) was a Ugandan political figure. ... The Tanzania Peoples’ Defence Force (TPDF) (swahili: Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania - JWTZ) was created in September 1964. ... Combatants Uganda Libya Tanzania Peoples Defence Force & Uganda National Liberation Army Commanders Idi Amin Tanzanian army: Julius Nyerere UNLF: Tito Okello, Yoweri Museveni, David Oyite-Ojok Strength 3,000 Libyans, unknown number of Ugandan Army troops 100,000 Tanzanians, unknown number of Ugandan resistance troops, unknown number of Rwandan...


Following the overthrow of Amin on 11 April 1979, a new UNLF government was formed under Yusuf Lule with the UNLA becoming the new national army. The leadership of the UNLF was unstable, with infighting leading to the ousting of Lule in June 1979. His replacement, Godfrey Binaisa, ruled for less than twelve months before being placed under house arrest in May 1980 following an effective coup by Paulo Muwanga. A Presidential Commission was installed with elections planned for December 1980. The exiles who formed the UNLF needed to put aside their political differences to do so. They were only united by one thing: an opposition to Amin. For this reason, the UNLF did not contest the elections with its members supporting various different parties. Yusuf Lule (1912 - 1985) was a Ugandan political figure. ... Godfrey Binaisa Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa QC (b. ... Paulo Muwanga was, as the chairman of the governing Military Commission, the de-facto President of Uganda for a few days in May 1980 until the establishment of the Presidential Commission of Uganda. ... The Presidential Commission of Uganda, composed of Saulo Musoke, Polycarp Nyamuchoncho and Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol, jointly held the office of President of Uganda between 22 May and 15 December 1980. ...


Following a widely disputed victory for the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) led by former president Milton Obote, many of the UNLF founding members would go on to fight against the now UPC-controlled UNLA. The UNLA was defeated on January 25, 1986 by the guerrillas of the National Resistance Army (NRA) led by Yoweri Museveni, a former member of the UNLF executive council and a minister in the UNLF government. The Uganda Peoples Congress is a political party in Uganda. ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1924, Apac, Uganda – October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa), Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966 and President of Uganda 1966-1971/1980-1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up guerrilla in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The National Resistance Army (NRA) began as a guerilla army of Uganda in the 1980s, led by Yoweri Museveni. ... Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (born c. ...



 

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