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In this week's edition, you'll learn about Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda in 60 seconds. Check back on www.egm.tv to learn about other World Leaders ...
In 1995, he severed diplomatic links with the Sudanese government in
protest against its alleged support of the LRA. Sudan in turn accused
Museveni of backing the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army
(SPLM/A). Ties were renewed in 2002, when Uganda was allowed to send
soldiers into southern Sudan to pursue LRA rebels. The SPLM/A has
subsequently become part of the Sudanese government, easing tensions
between the two countries.
Museveni's presidency has been marred by Uganda's invasion - twice - of the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 1990s, first to oust long-term
leader Mobutu Sese Seko, then to remove his successor and former ally,
Laurent Kabila. Museveni defended the invasion by claiming Kabila had
allowed a Ugandan rebel group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), to
attack Uganda from bases in the DRC.
In 2005, the DRC sued Uganda for plundering its resources and committing
atrocities. The International Court of Justice found Uganda guilty in
December 2005, and the country is liable to pay the DRC up to US $10
billion in damages. Museveni's brother Lt Gen Caleb Akandwanaho, alias
"Salim Saleh", and his son Maj Muhozi Kainerugaba have both been implicated
in the plunder of the DRC.
Museveni has been deeply involved in regional politics. He is accused of
assisting the invasion of Rwanda by the then rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front
(RPF), which was composed of Rwandan members of the Ugandan army, many of
whom had helped Museveni himself gain power in 1986. Museveni helped the
RPF take power in 1994 following the Rwandan genocide.
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