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105-743: A Ugandan Member of Parliament, in Nsambya , Kampala. After graduating, Besigye briefly worked at Mulago National Hospital. He later went into exile in Kenya , where he applied to the Medical Board for registration to work as a doctor. After getting registered, he applied for and received a job at the Aga Khan Hospital . He worked as a doctor there and later at Kenyatta National Hospital before joining Museveni's rebel National Resistance Movement /Army (NRM/A) in 1982. In 1999, Besigye wrote

140-526: A day before the official swearing-in ceremony of President Museveni. He was arrested by the Ugandan Army moments into his swearing in. He later established "The people's government" as he believed he was the rightful winner of the 2016 elections. Besigye opted not to run for president in the 2021 elections, saying he would lead the opposition in "plan B" to cause change in the country. He allied himself with Museveni's main opponent, Bobi Wine . After

175-429: A decrease in civil society organisations in the immediate preceding years. On 14 December, the party launched its first manifesto. The party's chairman is Amii Omara-Otunnu . Former General David Sejusa is also a party leader. The Publicity Secretary is Vincent Magombe. Kizza Besigye Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe ( / ˈ b ɛ s ɪ dʒ i / ; born 22 April 1956), known as Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye,

210-629: A document critical of the government, "An Insider's View of How the NRM Lost the Broad Base". The document accused the NRM of becoming a sectarian kleptocracy and a one-man dictatorship. Besigye was charged before a court-martial for "airing his views at the wrong forum". He brokered a deal in 2000 in which the charges were dropped in exchange for an apology for publishing the document. In October 2000, Besigye announced that he would run against Museveni in

245-409: A military government. Instead he suggested civil disobedience would be more effective in bringing about regime change . According to the party, important issues are: tackling what it sees as a decrease in " human rights ," particularly a rise in extrajudicial killings; an alleged "selective justice " on the part of the government; a lack of accountability, transparency and prevalent corruption; and

280-817: A shadowy rebel group, the People's Redemption Army (PRA), allegedly based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Besigye's supporters said the government had fabricated the existence of the insurgents to harm his credibility among Ugandans and the international community. In August 2001, Besigye fled the country, citing persecution by the state. He said he was afraid for his life. He lived in South Africa for four years, during which time he continued to criticise Museveni's government. Besigye returned to Uganda on 26 October 2005, just in time to register as

315-455: A single region. Though the election was lauded as one of the most free and fair in Ugandan history, Besigye claimed that Museveni used intimidation and rigging to win a fourth term in office. Following his poor performance in the 2011 presidential elections, Besigye directed his party members elected to the 9th parliament to boycott it. This was rejected by the newly elected MPs, claiming that

350-609: A voter in the 2006 elections. He was greeted by thousands and hit the campaign trail almost immediately, addressing throngs of supporters across the country. In November 2005, William Lacy Swing, the United Nations special envoy to the Great Lakes region, confirmed the existence of the PRA, naming it as one of the foreign, armed groups operating in the eastern DRC. Besigye's campaign came to an abrupt halt on 14 November when he

385-586: Is a Ugandan physician, politician, and former military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Force . He served as the president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party and was an unsuccessful candidate in Uganda 's 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 presidential elections, losing all of them to the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni , who has been president of Uganda since 26 January 1986. The results of

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420-401: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Freedom and Unity Front The government of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni , which has been in power since 1986, formerly banned other political parties , but in a 2005 referendum , opposition parties were re-legalised. In May 2013, David Sejusa, who had held important positions in

455-695: The East African Community by marginalising the leaders of Burundi and Tanzania by not inviting them for the body's summits. Sejusa accused Museveni of not only starting the M23 rebellion by militarising the rebels, including offering financial aid, but acting like a " chameleon " in "want[ing] to bring peace." Sejusa had called on Ugandans to "start a new process of national healing" with the removal of Museveni, that electoral politics under Museveni would yield no change and that though violence would not be initiated it could be used as "self defence." In

490-718: The National Resistance Movement and Army (NRM/A) came to power in January 1986, he was appointed Minister of State for Internal Affairs. He later held the positions of Minister of State in the President's office and National Political Commissar. In 1991, he became commanding officer of the mechanized regiment in Masaka , central Uganda , and in 1993 was appointed the army's chief of logistics and engineering. On 7 July 1999, Besigye married Winnie Byanyima ,

525-526: The 2001 elections. He retired from the Uganda People's Defence Forces in 2001, having attained the rank of colonel. During his campaign, Besigye, who was Museveni's strongest opponent, accused the government of widespread corruption and pushed for an end to Museveni's "Movement" system, which he said had served its purpose as an instrument in Uganda's political transition to multiparty democracy. He lost

560-519: The 2006 elections were contested in court, and the court found massive rigging and disenfranchisement. Besigye allowed an early internal FDC election for a successor president, which took place on 24 November 2012. Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe was born in Rwakabengo, Rukungiri Municipality, Rukungiri District, southwestern Uganda , on 22 April 1956. The second-born in a family of 6, both his parents died before he finished primary school. His father

595-417: The 2021 elections Besigye launched the people's front for transition, an umbrella movement with a common goal of causing change in Uganda. In May 2022, Besigye was arrested during a protest over skyrocketing commodity prices in Uganda. He was granted bail by the court's magistrate Buganda Road Court Grade One Magistrate Siena Owomugisha on condition that he would pay a USh  30,000,000/ = fee for

630-674: The Defense of the Constitution (CDC) and other organisations. The October 2013 Uhuru Declaration, signed by the party's Publicity Secretary Vincent Magombe, describes the FUF's purpose. The week following former General David Sejusa 's departure as an MP representing the military, he noted that "no one should imagine that Museveni will be removed through elections." He had further called upon Ugandans to "build alternative capacity" by choosing another leader. He also accused Museveni of subverting

665-526: The allegations, while his father made no public statements about his future plans. In November 2013, while living in exile in England , Sejusa was removed from his seat as a member of Uganda's parliament due to his prolonged absence. That same month, Sejusa and others announced the formation of the Freedom and Unity Front as a new political party in Uganda. The new party united Free Uganda (FU), Citizens in

700-465: The ban. On 25 November, Uganda's high court granted Besigye bail, but he was immediately sent back to jail on military charges of terrorism and the illegal possession of weapons. Besigye denied the charges and has argued that as a retiree from the armed forces, he should no longer be subject to an army court-martial. He was freed on bail by the high court on 6 January. Although the charges against him stand, Besigye continues to pursue his ambition to become

735-554: The court bail. In protest of the high fees, Besigye turned down the offer and opted for prison. His lawyers, led by Erias Lukwago , appealed for the reduction of the bail fee, and succeeded in lowering it to 3,000,000/ = . He was then granted bail and came out of prison. A few days after his release from prison on court bail , Besigye resumed protests on Kampala streets and was promptly arrested by Uganda police again, together with his colleague Samuel Lubega Makaku, and sent to prison. Efforts to apply for bail were futile since it

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770-614: The election victory was out of their personal effort and not Besigye's or the Party, contributing to rising tensions within the FDC. Besigye was arrested for a fourth time on 28 April, during a "walk-to-work" protest over the high prices of food and fuel. He was pepper-sprayed and dragged from his car by police. This was the catalyst for additional protests leading to riots across Kampala , in which at least two people were killed and 120 people wounded, leading to some 360 arrests. Besigye opposed

805-500: The election, which was marred by claims of widespread vote rigging, violence and coercion of voters. In March 2001 Besigye petitioned the Supreme Court to nullify the election results. A panel of five judges voted 5–0 that there had been cheating but decided 3–2 not to annul the elections. In June 2001, Besigye was briefly arrested and questioned by the police over allegations of treason. The government accused him of being behind

840-413: The election. Both the local and international community came down heavily against Museveni's administration, urging it to release Besigye on bail. The government reacted by banning all public rallies, demonstrations, assemblies or seminars related to Besigye's trial. It further barred the media from discussing the trial, threatening media houses with the revocation of their licences should they refuse to heed

875-400: The national government and a former fighter in the rebellion that brought Museveni to power after the ouster of Milton Obote , parted ways with Uganda's establishment and left the country for England . Sejusa made allegations that Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, was being prepared to eventually simply replace his father as president, in effect establishing a monarchy . Kainerugaba denied

910-450: The next president of Uganda . The general elections of 2006 saw FDC as the main opposition party and Besigye as the main challenger against Museveni for the presidency. He stood with Miria Kalule Obote, the first female presidential candidate for the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), Abed Bwanika, who stood as an independent, John Ssebana Kizito for Democratic Party ( DP ). Museveni was elected to another five-year term, having won 59% of

945-490: The party was an attempt at organising so as to "establishing a constitutional rule which he destroyed." Yet he denied seeking the presidency for himself as it was "a waste of time" to run against Museveni within the structures of the current system. In a related measure, former three-time presidential candidate Colonel Kizza Besigye also said "whether united or not, you cannot dislodge Museveni through an election he [Museveni] organises, supervises and controls," due its status as

980-663: The reintroduction of the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill into the 9th Parliament of Uganda by MP David Bahati . Besigye's support of gay rights together with Youth MP Abe Moses was a contentious issue in Uganda, where homosexuality is already a crime under the Ugandan Penal Code. Besigye was arrested on 1 October 2012 after attempting to make a speech to vendors in Kiseka market in Kampala. He

1015-486: The second half of 2013, Museveni issued a challenge to Sejusa to bring about a change in government, but also added that he would not tolerate violence as a means to that end. In turn, Sejusa responded to questions of whether he would use force to bring change and said: "It's not so much that we want to do so. But if he continues to unleash terror on the population ours will be self defence." Sejusa criticised Museveni and called for "a new process of national healing" and that

1050-417: The vote to Besigye's 37%. Besigye, who alleged fraud, rejected the result. The Supreme Court of Uganda later ruled that the election was marred by intimidation, violence, voter disenfranchisement, and other irregularities, but voted 4–3 to uphold the results of the election. In the 2011 elections Besigye for the third time in a row lost to Museveni, with a sharp decline from previous polls, failing to win in

1085-509: The vote to Museveni's 62 percent. In the aftermath of this election, Besigye urged his supporters to protest the results peacefully, claiming that the electoral process had been rigged "using intimidation of voters, imprisonment of opponents, sabotage of rallies, late delivery of election materials, delayed opening of election centers, vote falsification at undisclosed tally centers, and bribery, among other malpractices." On May 11, 2016, Besigye secretly swore himself in as president of Uganda,

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1120-509: Was a policeman. He went to Kinyasano Primary School and Mbarara Junior School for his Primary school education. He later joined Kampala's Kitante High School for his Ordinary Levels and then Kigezi High School in Kabale District for his Advanced Level education. Besigye enrolled at Makerere University in 1975 and graduated with a degree in human medicine in 1980. While in the bush, he became Museveni 's personal physician. When

1155-445: Was arrested on charges of treason and rape. The treason charges pertained to his alleged links to the PRA and the 20-year-old northern Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebellion. The rape charge related to a 1997 accusation by the daughter of a deceased friend. His arrest sparked riots in Kampala and around the country. Museveni was accused of trumping up charges against Besigye in an attempt to discredit him or prevent him from standing in

1190-623: Was past court hours and his lawyers had to apply for bail on another day. The nature of the court session was protested by Besigye's lawyers, who insisted that the suspects had been attended to by the presiding magistrate past official court hours. The bail application that was later filed was also denied and dismissed by the Buganda road court grade one Magistrate Asuman Muhumuza, who said he had no guarantee that Besigye would not commit similar acts once released on bail again. In November 2024, Winnie Byanyima said that Besigye had been abducted while he

1225-465: Was taken to a central police station in the city. Earlier, police had deployed heavily at Besigye's home in a move to block him from travelling to town to hold his rally, but he eluded the security officials until his arrest by police at the city market about an hour later. In the 2016 elections , Besigye again stood as the FDC presidential candidate, going up against Museveni and Amama Mbabazi. Besigye again lost to Museveni, receiving only 34 percent of

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