The Rule of Obote2 regime in Uganda and Mismanagement of Ugandan EconomyConsequences of Second Obote Regime in Uganda and Africa in General
The government of Obote2 in Uganda was a disaster to both him and Ugandans. This is the time Ugandans started the 5 year of bush war. This war claimed the lives of Many Ugandans learn more on this page. Do you want some information about Obote2 presidency?There was nothing good in his regime because the government was in shambles and that why there was much human right violation and a lot of extra judicial killings. In December 1980 Obote’s party, the UPC, won a majority in highly controversial elections for parliament. The DP leadership reluctantly agreed to act as a constitutional opposition, but Yoweri Museveni, who had played a significant part in the military overthrow of Amin, refused to accept the UPC victory. He formed a guerrilla group in the bush near Kampala and waged an increasingly effective campaign against the government.With the support of the International Monetary Fund and other external donors, Obote tried hard to rebuild the economy. Initially his efforts seemed successful, but the extraordinary inflation rate resulting from an entrenched black market system worked against him. It was impossible for urban wage earners to keep pace with rising prices, and salaried civil servants grew frustrated at the government’s inability to increase their pay in line with their needs.
In addition, the guerrilla war drew strength from the fact that it was based in Buganda, among people already suspicious of Obote. 
That strength grew as an ill-paid, ill-disciplined, and vengeful army, consisting largely of Acholi and Lango, ravaged the countryside for loot and took vengeance on their longtime Ganda enemies and this increased the hatred for Obote regime.This came in 1985 when he was ousted by his soldiers for the second time which led him to exile for the second time where he die marking the end of Obote's life in this world.
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