National Resistance Army
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The National Resistance Army was the rebel military organization led by Yoweri Museveni that waged a guerrilla war in the 1980s and ultimately seized power in Uganda.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed movement
ⓘ
guerrilla army ⓘ rebel group ⓘ |
| alliedWith | National Resistance Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedStruggleBegan | February 1981 ⓘ |
| commandStructure | High Command led by Yoweri Museveni ⓘ |
| conflict | Ugandan Bush War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| dateOfTakingPower | 1986 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990s ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Banyankole and allied groups ⓘ |
| flagBearerOf | National Resistance Movement government after 1986 ⓘ |
| goal |
end human rights abuses in Uganda
ⓘ
overthrow Milton Obote government ⓘ |
| headquarters | Luweero Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Anti-dictatorship
ⓘ
Nationalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | liberation movements in Africa ⓘ |
| leader | Yoweri Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Uganda People’s Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Caleb Akandwanaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elly Tumwine NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Rwigyema NERFINISHED ⓘ Salim Saleh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of Kampala in January 1986 ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Luweero Triangle insurgency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Central Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luweero Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Government of Milton Obote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tito Okello regime NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda National Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Resistance Movement system ⓘ |
| politicalWing | National Resistance Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Front for National Salvation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Uganda after 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase | rural peasants in central and western Uganda ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Uganda People’s Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Yoweri Museveni presidency
ⓘ
overthrow of Tito Okello government ⓘ |
| seizedPowerIn | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| statusAfter1986 | national army of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Uganda People’s Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingSupportFrom | Rwandan exiles ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
rural insurgency ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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