Uganda National Liberation Front

Ugandan political movement

Also known as: UNLF

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The Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) was a coalition government formed by Ugandan exiles in April 1979, following the invasion of Tanzania by Idi Amin's forces. This coalition, with Yusu Lule as its first president, aimed to restore civilian rule after Amin's tyrannical regime. However, internal disagreements, particularly over economic strategy and concerns about Lule favoring his own ethnic group, led to his replacement by Godfrey Binaisa in June 1979. The UNLF's efforts to stabilize Uganda were further complicated by political maneuvering, including plots by supporters of Milton Obote, who eventually returned to Uganda in May 1980.1

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…former exiles, calling itself the Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF), with a former leading figure in the DP, Yusufu Lule, as president, took office in April 1979. Because of disagreement over economic strategy and the fear that Lule was promoting the interests of his own Ganda people, he was replaced…
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…former exiles, calling itself the Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF), with a former leading figure in the DP, Yusufu Lule, as president, took office in April 1979. Because of disagreement over economic strategy and the fear that Lule was promoting the interests of his own Ganda people, he was replaced…
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