National Army for the Liberation of Uganda

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National Army for the Liberation of Uganda
LeadersAmon Bazira 
Dusman Sabuni[1]
Dates of operation1988 (1988)–1996 (1996)
Active regionsWestern Uganda
Eastern DR Congo
DR CongoUganda border
IdeologyAnti-Museveni
OpponentsUganda
Battles and warsWar in Uganda (1986–1994)

The National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (abbreviated NALU) was a rebel group opposed to the Ugandan government. It was formed in 1988 in western Uganda and moved into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it merged with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), another Ugandan rebel group.[2]

The NALU was created by Amon Bazira, a former Deputy Minister under Obote. After negotiating the armistice between the colonial-era Rwenzururu secessionist group and the second Obote regime in 1982, he enlisted the financial support of the Kenyan and Zairean governments to renew the resistance against the new government under the National Resistance Movement (NRM). The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) drove the NALU into the Zaire, where the force eroded until the last remnants joined with the Allied Democratic Movement and the Uganda Muslim Liberation Army to form the ADF, with the sponsorship of the Sudanese government.[3]

Bazira was succeeded by Jamil Mukulu (born David Steven), he was arrested in 2015 in Tanzania and currently awaiting trial the International criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

References

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  1. ^ "Rebels are killing Tourism". Africa Intelligence. 20 November 1999. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2012). Uganda Since the Seventies. New Africa Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-9987160228.
  3. ^ Prunier, Gérard (July 2004). "Rebel Movements and Proxy Warfare: Uganda, Sudan and the Congo (1986–99)". African Affairs. 103 (412): 368–373. doi:10.1093/afraf/adh050. JSTOR 3518562.

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