The Rise of Yoweri Museveni: Uganda's Strongman
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- On 6 February 1981, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and 26 other rebels from his Popular Resistance Army, including current Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, launched an attack on the Kabamba Military School in Uganda to get hold of some weapons …
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I'm from the west with caribbean heritage & these stories about African figures are so enlightening.
Museveni and Kagame would later join hands to invade Congo and oust Mobutu Sese Seko. It's an interesting fact that is not talked about much for some reason.
You got it right
Strong men in The Great Lakes region .
Military men in-charge serving Western interest
With an empire building mission in Africa
A borderless East African! vision!!!
#WeShallOvercomeSomeday
O yes and they won't
Am glad someone removed that thug who sold his country to west!! For what??? All the money he stole did it safe his life or his family NO!!
Still African LEADERS continue to steal WHATEVER is left from their masters( Western countries)!!!!🙆😩😢
NO, that’s because they did not oust Mobutu! They joined but failed in 1996 (bcz Mobutu still had Congolese full support when they launched that war) Then museveni suggested they went to seek LD Kabila (an ex Congolese rebel to Mobutu). When WE Congolese saw LD Kabila, a lot of young Congolese joined the Afdl founded in rwanda of course (and
backed by the USA), only bcz we preferred LD Kabila to Mobutu. And we were even more men than the rwandans, ugandan and Burundians combined. That’s how the war against Mobutu was won, basically by Congolese themselves, with museveni and kagame’s help (Bcz we all now wanted Mobutu to go). They don’t have enough weight to face the Congo army without Congolese, even unstable as it’s still is bcz of war
NB: a lot of Mobutu’s men even gave up on fighting, cz they wanted a change too
That's not true, Mobutu was ousted by AFDL an army mainly composed of Congolese child soldier and a congolese leadership that brought the lumumbist Kabila to power. We should not forget also that Mobutu's army never fought back since they also wanted him to leave power
Young men of those years were indeed far sighted than men of now
They were slightly more murderous. That's nothing to brag about, it's shameful and makes us look like horrible people.
Either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain they say.
This is a very good account of the NRA. One small addition. The Rwandan section within the NRA played an outsized role in helping it capture power. They were highly disciplined and loyal. Paul Kagame was not a bodyguard. He was the Head of Counterintelligence, meaning he reported directly to Museveni and could investigate any unit and anyone in the force. Indeed, Kagame thwarted many internal and external threats to the NRA and also played a major role in keeping the new government ahead of its enemies when it captured power. He became deputy director of intelligence in charge of counterintelligence. Fred Rwigyema was one of the NRA's legendary commanders, second in stature and popularity to Museveni's brother, Salim Saleh who was also his best friend. Saleh and Rwigyema were inseparable. He went on to become Deputy Minister of Defense, meaning he was second in command to Museveni, who held the job of Defense Minister as well as President. Many other Rwandan comrades served at the highest levels of the state and military and the larger administration. All served Uganda with distinction and were never involved in scandals and corruption. Had the two leaders, Museveni and Kagame not fallen out, the alliance between the two countries would have been the most unique story to have come out of the Global South.
Man, you can also be a very good historian, a person who arranges well the story parts into a cohesive one.i like it.
Please share us how Gen.Rwigema Fred tookover as the overall commander when M7 left his forces in Luwero triangle for Sweden for a period of 2 years to see his family and on return, he came with Col.Ghadafi's support of some guns.
Then, tell us how Gen.Fred Rwigema, was given orders to leave Luwero side and go to open the western axis wing of from Bukonjo-Rwenzori-Toro-Kabarore-Kisoro-Ntungamo-Mbarara barracks takever over up to meeting the other force he had left in Luwero triangle 2 years before now meeting it Masaka.
Tell us how President Kagame ploted the capture of the civilian Aircraft in the western part that carried 45 people onbaord (civilians)and the capture was orchestrated by Gen.Fred Rwigema (RIP)'s arm under the Paul Kagame's intelligence supply and this plane was used as a tool to negotiate for the release of Lt.Col.Sserwanga Rwanga and his friends who had been captured by the enemy on his way to kampala from the M7 rebels camp as their collaborator.
Dig deep for these details,they are interesting.
You are spot on the discipline and tenacity of rwandese cohort in the NRA. Indeed when they invaded their homeland in 1994 amid condemnations from all over the world, Museveni described them in glowing terms 'they were some of our best boys; whether it is the french or the belgians they won't be able to stop them'.
M7 and Kagame are inseparable
BE IN THE KNOW Comrades!
Mind-boggling games to onlookers
#WeShallOvercomeSomeday
Kagame served as Museveni's bodyguard before 6th February 1981,Museveni had been protecting him from Obote who wanted all Rwandans expelled from Uganda
Good work here sir, much appreciated. Now we wait for one about Paul Kagame.
Yes
I was just speaking about with friends earlier this week. Now I can share with them. Excellent work 👏
I think the ending also builds up perfectly to the history of Rwanda and Paul Kagame
In life everything we do start as personal when it's successful then it becomes benefit to others as well. Every idea to start of as a leader.
I suggest an African Biographics video of this channel’s host. We would like to know who you are sir. Great job you are doing.
Proudly African 🇿🇼
Thanks Arthur, will do one in the future 😃
Proud to be in the first 10 commenters on this one. I bet it's going to be popular.
Thank you so much
Cheers from west Africa
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Although I don't agree entirely with M7's governance especially treatment of fellow Ugandans, Museveni has managed to stabilise the country. Economic and social progress has been massively recorded. He is an intelligent man.
Intelligent for occupying power for more than 35 years? How is that a good precedent?
@@nobs997 Intelligent not in that sense but the rebuilding of the country from what it was in the Amin days. Let's be candid! He has done a good job there. He however still has difficulties in embracing divergent views and the violent manner he addresses those challenges. That's a dark blot on his record.
@@dudleymakeche7842 How do you think he would react if somebody else had monopolized power for 35+ years and makes the case that he has managed to stabilized the country? He is setting a bad precedent for future African leaders
The point you seem to miss is that it was the very Museveni who was mainly responsible for the chaos that followed the overthrow of Amin after having lost miserably in the 1980 election. Uganda went through severe sanctions during the reign of Amin and the economy had to be rebuilt literally from scratch after his overthrow but of course Museveni decided to wage a war that cost the country dearly. As for being intelligent, I think you might be talking about the wrong person. If he was intelligent the he wouldn't have brutally clung on to power for close to 40 years and counting.
@@diirestraits4881 I hear you and your points are understandable.
Another amazing video mate!!
This will be intriguing and interesting indeed, I can't wait.
Much country history for me,,, Great work from Uganda 🇺🇬
Thank you so much man!
Great content, as always...
It is really sad that African countries lost human & capital resource over endless wars.
Well done Tatenda. Good work as usual.
Good video, thank you from Uganda 🇺🇬.
Such a sad story - thank you for sharing this.
This man story can be a movie
It is...27 guns
Good research, mdara! I'm Ugandan, but I've definitely learned some new points of our country's history that I didn't know.
Thank you very much. Thinks are making sense now. 🙏🏿
I was waiting for a video about Uganda to see how accurate you are ..great work sir 🙌🙌🙌
Man am from uganda to this brother from Zimbabwe is soon aqurete
So accurate
Wonderful channel. Keep up the good work
Thank you
Ur doccies ares amazing thanx for making ppl aware of African struggles.
Very well done expose/documentary! Thanks for the effort!
Wow, I enjoyed all of it…very informative
Oh cool, you've started covering modern/still living leaders, I will enjoy watching these! I'm sick and laid up in bed so these are perfect.
Have you recuperated? It's been seven months....
❤thank you sir for the information.
Let’s Go there. Delivery 💯💯💯💯💯
Thanks Tatenda,you are a star @africanbiographics ❤
Nairobi has been crucial in peace efforts in the region. SSD, Uganda, Rwanda,
Welcome back professor
Very interesting and amazing,thank you for your work
3:20 in Sudan it's widely known that Dr. John Garang was a colleague & friend of Mr. Museveni both studied at University of Dar es Salaam, thank you for valuable material you present,
great story, and many should learn from this channel
Keep up the good work 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
The world needs more people like him more so in times such as these. I look forward to have beer with him and have a few laughs.
Museveni one of the greatest criminal of all the time, Museveni quicky turned his back to the African ideology of unity ( Nyerere ideology)
Ever since the man has became a western puppet and a killing machine in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Congo DR
Most relevant comment I seen in this bs
Indeed
African politics has been preaching freedom for a long time now and still we still not gaining it because of the unity we lack in Africa
NRA Never recruited youth wingers, if fact, the youth wingers were the eyes and ears of the Obote government on ground and even had an open cheque to do what they wanted. Instead, children who were abandoned due to the killings of the Obote government ran to the NRA for safety, the practicalities necessitated them being trained in order to join the ranks, these child freedom fighters as the like to call them selves were called "Kadogo's". I have interviewed and helped 2 of them who are writing their books to give account.
Thanks Noah
Kadogo is version of swahili word 'kidogo' means small
Wronh Museveni used kadogos and had many youth soldiers The majority were from the Buganda area
THANK FROM THE DIASPORA🇯🇲🇯🇲
Wow inspiring
Love this channel from Nigeria 🇳🇬
Thanks :)
Top tier content.
Great 👍
Victory is always certain for only the brave.
Love your biographics bro
You're a star
Thanks for the history lesson
Interesting history!
Had to see this one
ASE
Nice work
Meseveni just failed his exams thats why he went to dar es salaam. Obote wrote a letter to julius nyerere to let him in
Obote has a habit of helping people who will backstab him.
Just like Trump!
@@Agee1 Typical luo
It wasn't exams, he failed to present his father's full tax receipts which were mandatory for university admission..that's y he went to Dar es
Would love to waatch this...
You've given a largely accurate account. Museveni's UPM won one seat in Kasese of Dr. Kiyonga but he never took up his seat; he went to exile as well.
Technically he won by fraud since the DP candidate was killed
Sorry for the petty remark, but this channel keeps using the recent flag of Rwanda whenever it is mentioned, which is an anachronism. I'm old enough to remember the flag with the capital R in the middle and I wasn't even aware that it was changed until I went there 5 years ago. Otherwise, I enjoyed this video as the rest of this channel. Thank you!
Sometimes one can't help but ponder if all these post-independence wars were about the people or the few power hungry millitants? Because none really improved for the ordinary man on the street.
For M7s case he has strong backup from the USA. So it’s personal ambitions coupled up with the wests interests. So its a win win for the parties involved
Museveni has improved Uganda compared to the leaders of the old.
@@dreyadreya972yeah
@@dreyadreya972wrong 90% of Uganda's economy was built by Idi Amin
Please do a documentary on Joseph Kony and his LRA.
Can you please do a story about the rise of Joseph Kony and LRA
UPDF murdered Acholi and Langi and blamed it all on the rebel who stood up to them...if you want to know who committed all those atrocities in Kony's name, you just watched the story of his rise...well at least part of it.
@@petelawrence1667 Indeed, the Kony circus allowed Whitehouse involvement and deployment of green berets and other assets to the region and it certainly wasn't for the interests of humanitarian aid as claimed. Once all objectives were achieved the Kony hype producer goes mad and the movement is quietly shelved.
@@petelawrence1667 exactly!!!!!!
In fact Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame have reshaped the entire East African Region with his brand of Political Serendipity.
East Africa has gone through a difficult period In the 1980s.
All you people complaining in the comments about this video! Why not make your own that’s more accurate and we’ll go over and watch!
Stop whining like clueless babies and appreciate that a non Ugandan could present this information coherently like this! He even went the extra mile and tried to pronounce names accurately.
Obviously not one person can easily know every single angle of any complex story. So at the minimum take this presentation as a good starting point for your further research. But for the rest of us, this was a brilliant video.
Thanks to the entire team behind it.
Uganda, seems to have a tradition of producing "strong men".
Today I learned about John Okello, who led the African mutiny against their Arab overlords in Zanzibar. You then have Idi Amin Dada and now Yoweri Musevini.
Some countries are too fragmented and volatile to be ruled by any other kind of leader but a strongman and Uganda is the first in line.
@@booknovel-nl2rl I agree that each country " must find it's own way".
@@booknovel-nl2rl Rwanda and Burundi should be in the list too, all have been ruled by iron fists because of ethnic differences
Nice
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YKM
The story well.narated
Good History
Excellent ❤❤
What is the name of the BGM 1:00
Wow
The children were recruited after m7s rebel group had killed their parents
Well said
The killer is the same recruitment hand
Guerilla tactics of mobilization
#WeShallOvercomeSomeday
Nonsense
Museveni is a rwanda
He is a Tutsi from Rwanda not a Ugandan .
To put this to notice, Please he's not a true indigenous Ugandan his true names are Yoseeri Tubuhabirwa from southern Rwanda. Responsible for many killings in the Rwandan Genocide and in Uganda as of today.
Tibahaburwa it name of banyoro banyakole batoro banyabindi Basongora,,bakokki,This name you find Tanzania And Uganda and east Congo.
He's still a Ugandan, they talk about it on Twitter although Museveni is tired to reply tweets against them. Where he was born was part of Rwandan colonial territory, before it was integrated on Uganda. Although his father possibly came from Rwandan origin, it's not much a basis for complaining against his origin.
Ask Mr. google, he was born from Rukungiri in 1944
He was born in Ntungamo district not Rukungiri @@NuwagabaDan
A.K.A. The one who secures futures.
Which future when he is killing the youth generation
Now he's a destroyer
Strongman? Don't you mean murderous dictator?
Exactly what he is
I think Mwai Kibaki would also make for an interesting video.
The Sun, the moon, the Star.🙏
Long live
In 1979 Uganda Exiles Led by General Tito Okello and General Bazillio Okello supported by President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania and Oginga Odinga of Kenya moved from Mwanza through Lake Victoria and Launched a rebellion that Toppled Idi Amin.Museveni was then in his late 20s to early 30s and fought alongside Tito Okello and Bazillio Okello.2 years later in 1981 VP Oginga supported a coup against MOI of Kenya by Airforce Soldiers led by Hezekiah Ochuka,Pancreas Oteyo,Fenwicks Chesoli,Ogidi Obwon,Walter Odira Ojode and others.
Milton Obote was restored President.Museveni had been Defence Minister under Amin but they disagreed.
After 1981 Elections in Uganda Obote was back to power.Museveni disagreed and went to the Bush and started Luweero War.General Oyite Ojok one of the best trained Army Generals in Uganda History(at least 6 years,Europe,USetc) lost his life in a plane Crash on his way to Luweero.This changed the direction of the conflict.
In 1985 a regional/neponistic disagreement between Obote(a Luo-Langi) and the Okello(a Luo-Acholi) over the promotion of Smith Acak Opon(a Luo-Langi) to Army Commander instead of Bazillio Okello to replace Gen Oyite-Ojok a Luo-Langi resulted in a Coup.Obote was pushed out and fled to Kenya then Tanzania.
General Tito Okello became president and Bazillio Okello became Army Commander.The Army was dominated by Northern Uganda mostly Okello/Obote Luo and Amin Lugbara.
In 1985 Museveni was not happy and wanted Bahima and Ankole and southwest Uganda in army/govt and launched a war against President Tito Okello(GEN).Paul Kagame was his Intelligence Officer and fought in the Uganda Liberation war from 1980-1986.
Paul Kagame had been a refugee in Uganda since age 4 crossing into Rwanda and back severally as he prepared the RPF Liberation movement.
PRESIDENT DANIEL MOI OF KENYA CALLED FOR PEACE TALKS IN NAIROBI IN 1985 BETWEEN PRESIDENT TITO OKELLO(GEN) AND YOWERI MUSEVENI.TITO OKELLO WAS SUPPOSED TO STAY PRESIDENT AND YOWERI VICE FOR THE PEACE PROCESS TO PREVAIL.THE TALKS COLLAPSED.
MUSEVENI CAPTURED POWER IN 1986.TITO OKELLO MOVED TO EXILE IN TANZANIA THEN KENYA.BAZILLIO OKELLO MOVED TO SUDAN.
JOSEPH KONY,DOMINIC ONGWEN,DAVID OTTI,OKOT ODHIAMBO AND OTHER LUO-ACHOLI AND LUO-LANGI WERE INSPIRED BY ALICE AUMA LAKWENA IN NORTHERN UGANDA AND LAUNCHED THE LRA REBEL MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN UGANDA AGAINST MUSEVENI SINCE 1986 TO DATE.
Museveni Became president in 1986.Paul Kagame became his defence minister in Uganda and moved to the US FOR MILITARY TRAINING.In 1990 Fred Rwigema a tutsi like Kagame was head of RPF and had helped Museveni in the Bush.Rwigema was Killed in Battle against soldiers allied to Rwandan president at the time President Juvenal Habyarimana.Paul Kagame came back and launched the Rwanda liberation war in 1994 with the help of Museveni after the killing of Habyarimana.Rwanda was at War.In 2000 he became President.
After Paul Kagame took over he together with Museveni Joined forces with Kabila in 1997 together with Congolese Tutsi(Banyamulenge) and Laurent Kabila took power from President Mobutu Seseseko.
YOWERI MUSEVENI UNDERSTANDS THE GEO-ENVIRONMENT OF THE REGION AND MOI NEVER TRUSTED HIM AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF THE PEACE TALKS BECAUSE OF ALWAYS VIEWING THINGS FROM A MILITARY ANGLE.Moi managed to contain Museveni hence no Migingo during Moi Time.Only Joseph Kony understands Museveni Language.The bush.
@pplop Don whoever u r, u know quite alot about this region....
Can't wait for a podcast..or audiobook...just don't make it too radical😏🤫😁
The odinga was not in Tanzania we were Ugandans fighting Idi
you should do a show on Cecil Rhodes
Museveni did all this for his personal gains, nothing was liberated except his family’s welfare
Your opinion
@@___19965 every man and his dog knows this
You spoke like child, he must defend him self and he's family ,
@@___19965 aren't you part of his family??
@@moseskazungu1158 you speak like someone without a brain that’s why Africa is like this today ppl of your thinking
thanks for education people though there is a correction for museveni being a muhororo not muhima
Museveni Kagame naRwigema bafashije Mozambican kwibohora abakoroni
❤❤❤❤❤Bravo Babangida
U realize his rise ended in the 90s. From then on it’s down fall. I predict next year this time, u will be posting him as another past african despot leader whose greed ruined a young promising country.
The country was already wrecked when he came to power if you remember idi Amin rule and the civil war
Our dear General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
A leader with a good heart. We love you so much.
Love live our father.🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾
also do one for kenneth david kaunda
Proud of you mzee YK Museveni
Revolutionaries' playbook
H.E M7 is our lovely God chosen for uganda.
Who was the strong rebel in the bush
One of the thugs holding Africa back. 👍🇿🇦
There a lot of inaccuracies around Museveni’s early life. Please read the book Sowing The Mustard Seed. I interviewed Museveni and some of what is said here is inaccurate
could you do one on the Cameroonian president paul Biya he has alot of mess that he's tried to hide I've heard
There were 27 guns and 41 rebels, not 27 rebels as told , please correct
That’s what he said, Please listen closely
General oyite ojoko was aso ruthless and arrogant soldier
What a wise museveni
Another 100%
Rwandan*
No...stop deceiving yourself
@@97moss tusti are not people
Museveni the killer the murderer the thief and mind you dia Museveni came to Uganda as a refugee he is not a Ugandan that's why he has put Uganda in a backward position
So, by that logic, every Ugandan leader was a foreigner?
@@tremere26 so basically this one talking is nantenza who is bantu if saying every one should back to where they come from. they she should go back to Cameroon as she is bantu and and western lift valley was bantu then eastern valley want cushi land. Africans we are asuch mess because of being racist to eachother. most of people in africa they not natives to where are today most .
He is our leader even if you say what and he is a good leader (basima ongenze)
@@tremere26 Uganda was progressing till 1980
@@peoplesperson4132 Really under the butcher and robber called Amin? Truly keep lying to yourself.
Connecting dots