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National Resistance Army

military organization, Uganda
Also known as: NRA
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The National Resistance Army (NRA) was a military group in Uganda. It was formed by Yoweri Museveni and others after they refused to accept the results of the December 1980 parliamentary elections, which were won by Milton Obote's Uganda People's Congress (UPC). The NRA waged a guerrilla campaign against Obote's government.12

The NRA's efforts were successful, and Museveni became president in January 1986 after the overthrow of Tito Okello's military government. The National Resistance Council, dominated by the NRM, served as the national legislature while a new constitution was drafted.12

It is important to distinguish the NRA from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a different militant group led by Joseph Kony that emerged around the same time and also fought against the Ugandan government.3

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  1. Uganda - Obote’s second presidency
  2. Lord’s Resistance Army
  3. history of Uganda - Obote’s second presidency

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