Uganda Peoples Congress

Ugandan political party

Also known as: UPC

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The Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) is a Ugandan political party. Milton Obote, a Lango, led the UPC and became prime minister in 1962, the year Uganda gained independence. The UPC won a majority in controversial elections in December 1980, with Obote serving a second term as president. His second presidency was marked by economic struggles, including high inflation and an entrenched black market, which hindered efforts to rebuild the economy. The government also faced a guerrilla campaign led by Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army (NRA). Internal divisions within the army led to Obote's overthrow in 1985.12

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…25, 1962, the newly dominant Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) rejected the flag proposal. Instead, the UPC horizontal tricolour of black-yellow-red was repeated to produce six equal horizontal stripes, and the crested crane was placed on a white disk in the centre. In this design, recommended by Minister of Justice Grace…
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…25, 1962, the newly dominant Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) rejected the flag proposal. Instead, the UPC horizontal tricolour of black-yellow-red was repeated to produce six equal horizontal stripes, and the crested crane was placed on a white disk in the centre. In this design, recommended by Minister of Justice Grace…
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The Republic of Uganda
…Lango (Langi) who headed the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party. At further discussions in London in June 1962, it was agreed that Buganda should receive a wide degree of autonomy within a federal relationship. Faced with the emergence of Obote’s UPC, which claimed support throughout the country apart from Buganda,…
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…Lango (Langi) who headed the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party. At further discussions in London in June 1962, it was agreed that Buganda should receive a wide degree of autonomy within a federal relationship. Faced with the emergence of Obote’s UPC, which claimed support throughout the country apart from Buganda,…
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Milton Obote
…Party split, he formed the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), which drew its support mainly from the northern Acholi and Lango peoples. The UPC’s main political focus was opposition to the powerful southern kingdom of Buganda under King Mutesa II. Having become prime minister in 1962, Obote accepted a constitution that…
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…Party split, he formed the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), which drew its support mainly from the northern Acholi and Lango peoples. The UPC’s main political focus was opposition to the powerful southern kingdom of Buganda under King Mutesa II. Having become prime minister in 1962, Obote accepted a constitution that…
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