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Uganda’s fifth president was holed up in Nairobi after being deposed by the Military Commission, but his continued stay had become a threat to then president Milton Obote.
Daily Monitor Tuesday January 26 2021 Advertisement 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 ...