Yusufu Lule
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Yusufu Lule served as president of Uganda for a brief period in 1979. He came to power as part of a coalition government, the Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF), following the overthrow of Idi Amin's regime. Lule, a former leading figure in the Democratic Party, was chosen as president. However, his tenure was short-lived due to disagreements over economic strategy and concerns that he favored his own Ganda people. He was replaced by Godfrey Binaisa in June 1979. Lule later joined Yoweri Museveni in forming the National Resistance Movement (NRM).123
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Idi Aminā¦was succeeded as president by Yusufu Lule two days later. After escaping first to Libya, Amin finally settled in Saudi Arabia.
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