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Lule rises and falls in 68 days
It is said in August 1978, then Uganda president Idi Amin’s Chui (leopard) battalion was getting ready to rebel against him. The next month, the Simba (lion) Battalion based in Mbarara was also at the point of rebellion. Amin devised a stratagem which wo from Daily Monitor Read more »
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Obote, Mutesa Children Hit Museveni in New Book
In a new book, Tony Akaki, the first son of former President Milton Obote, has attacked President Museveni over his plot to give away part of Mabira forest for sugarcane growing. The book, Mabira Forest Giveaway: A path to Degenerative Development, descr from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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UGANDA: The Dynasty Under Duress
June 4, 2013: The coup in the Central African Republic (CAR) earlier this year definitely stalled the coalition effort to defeat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and end the career of LRA senior commander Joseph Kony. The government still says that its a from Strategy Page Read more »
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Gen. Sejusa crisis and the Okello Doctrine
Dear Tingasiga: In his “acceptance” speech after his troops had overthrown President Milton Obote’s second government on July 27, 1985, Lt Gen Tito Okello Lutwa reassured Ugandans that the tumultuous events were none of their business. “Ditch military co from Daily Monitor Read more »
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The dark history of Uganda’s media and past governments
When the Police surrounded Monitor Publications offices at mid-day on May 20, shutting down the press, switching off KFM and Dembe FM as it simultaneously shut down saucy tabloid Red Pepper, it demonstrated yet again that the state in Uganda might appear from Daily Monitor Read more »
