The legacies of conflict and violence have beleaguered much of Uganda before and after independent periods. From Idi Amin’s military coup in 1971 to 1986 when Yoweri Museveni took power at least fourteen insurgencies have been registered...
Senior Research and Advocacy at Refugee Law Project, Faculty of Law, Makerere University
11August 2011
The legacies of conflict and violence have beleaguered much of Uganda before and after independent periods. From Idi Amin’s military coup in 1971 to 1986 when Yoweri Museveni took power at least fourteen insurgencies have been registered. In real terms violence in Ugandan politics took centre domain in 1966 with an attack on the residence of the Kabaka and subsequently, the abrogation of the 1962 independence constitution by Oboter...