Ugandan general election, 2011
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Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Uganda
on 18 February 2011.
is a former guerilla commander who has ruled Uganda for 25 years.
Kizza Besigye
and Yoweri Museveni faced each other for the third time after being former allies.
Uganda is also facing a potential oil shock.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
on 18 February 2011.
Background
Yoweri MuseveniYoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is a Ugandan politician and statesman. He has been President of Uganda since 26 January 1986.Museveni was involved in the war that deposed Idi Amin Dada, ending his rule in 1979, and in the rebellion that subsequently led to the demise of the Milton Obote regime in 1985...
is a former guerilla commander who has ruled Uganda for 25 years.
Kizza Besigye
Kizza Besigye
Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe, commonly known as Kizza Besigye, is a Ugandan physician, politician and former military officer, in the in the UPDF. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Forum for Democratic Change political party...
and Yoweri Museveni faced each other for the third time after being former allies.
Uganda is also facing a potential oil shock.