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Kizza Besigye

Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe is a former colonel in the Ugandan army, chairman of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party and was a contestant in Uganda's 2001, 2006 and 2011 presidential elections and lost in all of them to the incumbent Yoweri Museveni. » Read more on Wikipedia.org

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Uganda Opposition Leader Blames President Museveni for Tension - VOA
2013-05-13
“There is a clear intension of monopolizing the control of the military, which is the source of power, and that is what is clearly being described as the construction of a presidential monarchy,” said Dr. Kizza Besigye, the former leader of the main ...
(Voice of America)
  1. Punishing Tinye not the answer - Besigye
  2. Frank Tumwebaze - Tinyefuza Using Scapegoats to Launch Presidential Bid?

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FDC officials arrested in Butaleja polls...
2013-02-11
Police also arrested Dr. Kizza Besigye's aides Sam Mugumya and Francis Mwijuke at Busolwe town council. All the suspects were detained at Tororo Police station except Musumba who was transferred to Malaba Police station, at the Uganda-Kenya border.
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    Police hunting for opposition 4GC leadersPublish Date: Jan 29, 2013
    2013-01-29
    Police identified the five as former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Butambala county MP Muwanga Kivumbi, Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga, JEEMA president Asuman Basalirwa and FDC women leader Ingrid ...
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      2012
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      Police denies blocking Besigye in Mbarara...
      2012-10-29
      Dr. Kizza Besigye from going to Kabale over the weekend. The Police disclosed that they provided escorts for Besigye up to Rugando towards Ntungamo district after order was restored in Mbarara town where crowds had blocked traffic. Tear gas and bullets ...
      (New Vision)
      1. Nandala's Vision
      2. Gunfire, tear gas rock Mbarara as police try to block Besigye
      3. Movement is a God given right; respect it

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      Police Confine Lukwago, Besigye at City Hall
      2012-10-25
      Police have blocked City Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago and the opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, from leaving City Hall to their planned inspection of civil works in the city suburbs. City Hall is the seat of Kampala Capital City Authority. Also blocked ...
      (AllAfrica.com)
      1. Besigye, Lukwago denied exit from City Hall
      2. Lukwago stopped from visiting Kisekka Market
      3. Kizza Besigye and Lord Mayor Lukwago Denied Exit

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      Besigye Free to Move - Police
      2012-10-12
      Kizza Besigye's home at Kasangati in Wakiso district, saying he was free to move but maintained that his movements will be monitored. Police had since Monday restricted Besigye from leaving his home saying that he had plans to interrupt the ...
      (AllAfrica.com)
      1. Here's how the next 50 years can be different

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      Uganda: Graft Fight Must Start With the State House - Besigye
      2011-10-07
      Kampala — Forum for Democratic Change leader Kizza Besigye has said if the country is to get rid of corruption, then President Museveni and State House ought to be investigated. Dr Besigye told this newspaper in an interview at Pope Paul Memorial ...
      (AllAfrica.com)
      1. Anti-Museveni book launched amid clashes

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      The Future for Dr. Kizza Besigye
      2011-07-19
      Dr. Kizza Besigye had announced he would not be President of FDC beyond 2014 or become party flag bearer in the 2016 Presidential elections. Dr. Besigye who has competed in the last three presidential elections in 2001, 2006 and recently in February ...
      (UGPulse.com)
      1. Uganda: Besigye Calls for More Civil Disobedience

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      Besigye planning fresh demonstrations
      2011-07-05
      By Mercy Nalugo (email the author) The Forum for Democratic Change president, Dr Kizza Besigye, has said he is gathering fresh support from the public to reactivate peaceful anti-government demonstrations seeking to bring about political reforms and ...
      (Daily Monitor)
      1. A time for change in FDC
      2. Uganda: Besigye Has Hit the Right Chord
      3. Ground is ripe to force Museveni out – Besigye