Democratic Party
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The Democratic Party is one of Uganda’s oldest political parties, historically associated with pro-democracy and reformist opposition to long-standing ruling regimes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party (Uganda) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| electoralActivity |
fields candidates for local government elections in Uganda
ⓘ
fields candidates for parliamentary elections in Uganda ⓘ fields candidates for presidential elections in Uganda ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anti-corruption measures in Uganda
ⓘ
democratic reforms in Uganda ⓘ good governance in Uganda ⓘ |
| foundingContext | late colonial period in Uganda ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| goals |
peaceful political change in Uganda
ⓘ
promotion of social justice in Uganda ⓘ protection of civil liberties in Uganda ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | DP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Luganda ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeRepresentation | Parliament of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMembershipType | voluntary membership ⓘ |
| hasReligionLink | Roman Catholic Church in Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWomenWing | Democratic Party Women’s League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYouthWing | Democratic Party Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalBase | Buganda region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
opposition to long-standing ruling regimes in Uganda
ⓘ
pro-democracy reformist opposition ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian democracy
ⓘ
centrism ⓘ pro-democracy politics ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest political parties in Uganda ⓘ |
| isOppositionPartyTo | National Resistance Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Benedicto Kiwanuka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norbert Mao NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesWithinSystem | multi-party political system of Uganda ⓘ |
| opposes | authoritarian rule in Uganda ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Ugandan general elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | politics of Uganda ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre
ⓘ
centre-right ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | DP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
constitutionalism
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ multi-party democracy in Uganda ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
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