For the last 31 years or so, President Museveni has reigned supreme as a colossus. During most of this time, he has been largely unchallenged. Back in 1986 when he arrived on the scene, the then dominant party, UPC led by Apollo Milton Obote together with the remnants of UNLF/A (which was the stop-gap measure after Amin was overthrown,) had all lost credibility.
Uganda was characterised by insecurity and uncertainty. The Democratic Party led by Paul Ssemogerere had seemingly lost the argument of how to manage Uganda's future after the disputed 1980 election. They stayed in Parliament and were indicted for complicity in the government of Obote and the short-lived junta of Gen Tito Okello.
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