Popular Resistance Army
The Popular Resistance Army, also known as Movement for the Struggle for Political Rights,[1] was a rebel group organized in 1980 by Yoweri Museveni to fight against the regime of Milton Obote of Uganda. It was formed by veterans of the Front for National Salvation, Museveni's previous rebel group and private army,[2] and later became part of the National Resistance Army.
| Popular Resistance Army | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Yoweri Museveni |
| Dates of operation | 1980 – ? |
| Active regions | Southwestern Uganda |
| Battles and wars | Ugandan Bush War |
See also
References
- Seftel 2010, p. 262.
- Cooper & Fontanellaz 2015, pp. 39–40.
Works cited
- Cooper, Tom; Fontanellaz, Adrien (2015). Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971–1994. Solihull: Helion & Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-910294-55-0.
- Seftel, Adam, ed. (2010) [1st pub. 1994]. Uganda: The Bloodstained Pearl of Africa and Its Struggle for Peace. From the Pages of Drum. Kampala: Fountain Publishers. ISBN 978-9970-02-036-2.
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