Kizza Besigye
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Kizza Besigye is a Ugandan physician, retired military officer, and prominent opposition politician best known for repeatedly challenging President Yoweri Museveni’s long rule.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kizza Besigye canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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military officer ⓘ physician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | People’s Government (Uganda opposition platform) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateInElection |
2001 Ugandan presidential election
NERFINISHED
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2006 Ugandan presidential election ⓘ 2011 Ugandan presidential election ⓘ 2016 Ugandan presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-04-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Makerere University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bakiga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kifefe Besigye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | medicine ⓘ |
| founderOf | Forum for Democratic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenArrestedFor | political activities ⓘ |
| hasBeenChargedWith | treason in Uganda ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalParty | Forum for Democratic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProfession |
general practitioner
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political activist ⓘ |
| hasRole | leader of Ugandan opposition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for political reforms in Uganda
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criticizing corruption in Uganda ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Runyankole-Rukiga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Forum for Democratic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| movement | pro-democracy movement in Uganda ⓘ |
| name | Kizza Besigye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to Yoweri Museveni
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repeated presidential campaigns against Yoweri Museveni ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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physician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn | Ugandan Bush War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rukungiri District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | opposition to National Resistance Movement government ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of State for Internal Affairs of Uganda
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National Political Commissar of the National Resistance Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorInOffice | Crispus Kiyonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Uganda People’s Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Yoweri Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Winnie Byanyima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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