UGANDA

COMPENDIUM OF CONFLICTS IN UGANDA
1.The Berlin Conference (1884 - 1885) 64
2. Conflict between Traditional and New/Western Religions (1880s - present) 65
3. Juxtaposition of Political Parties with Religious Affiliations (1960 - present) 66
4. Conflict between British colonial administrators and traditional leaders 67
6. The Munana Munana protest (1956) 68
PHASE II: Clash of Polities (Early Post-Independence: 1962 - 1966) 69
7. Conflict between the Central Government and Buganda (1962 - present) 69
8. Lost Counties conflict (1962) 71
9. Uganda-Congo Conflict (1965 - present) 72
10. Kabaka Crisis and its aftermath (1966) 73
11. Abolition of Kingdoms (1967) 74
PHASE III: Failure of the Nation, Establishment of the State Through
Militarism (Post-Kabaka Crisis: 1966 – 1971) 75
12. Ethnic tensions within the army leadership between Acholi, Langi and
West Nilers (1966-1971) 75
13. Killing of Okoya (25 th January 1970) 76
14. Amin’s Coup against President Milton Obote (1971) 77
PHASE IV: Failure of Democracy, Entrenchment of Militarism
(Amin’s Rule 1971-1979) 79
15. Amin’s reign of terror (1971 - 1979) 79
16. Conflict Between West Nilers and Langi/Acholi (1971 - present) 80
17. Amin Reprisals Against Community in Lalogi for Hiding Museveni (1971) 81
18. Insurgency Against Amin by Kikosi Maalum and Front for National
Salvation (FRONASA) (1972) 82
PHASE V: Liberation & Civil War (1979 - 1986) 82
19. Liberation War to Overthrow Amin (1979) 83
20. Conflict between Christians and Muslims (post - 1979) 86
21. The Bush War (Luwero Triangle) (1981-1986) 86
22. Overthrow of Milton Obote by Tito Okello Lutwa (1985) 89
23. National Resistance Army military takeover (1986) 91
PHASE VI: Museveni’s No-Party System Regime (1986 - 2006) 93
24. Disparity between the North and South in Development (1986 - present) 93
25. Increased poverty (1986 - present) 93
26. Museveni’s “Cold War” (1986 - present) 94
27. Conflict related to decentralisation (1995 - present) 95
28. The Allied Democratic Forces insurgency (1996 - present) and war
fought by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces in DRC (1998 - 2003) 96
PHASE VII: Return to Multi-Party System, Restoration of Kingdoms
(2005 - present) 97
29. Conflict between political parties (especially NRM and FDC)
(2005 - present) 97
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