Today marks 34 years since President Museveni and his ragtag army, the National Resistance Army (NRA), kicked the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) forces out of Kampala.
That takeover and the swearing in ceremony held on the steps of Parliament three days later, marked the beginning of a journey that has seen Mr Museveni become the longest serving President of Uganda. His 34 years in power is 10 years more than all his six predecessors managed over a 24-year period. That makes Mr Museveni one of the longest serving leaders on the African continent and the world.
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