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Kizza Besigye

January 2025

  • An African man and woman smile and hold up their hands in a V-for-victory gesture

    ‘No hope’: wife’s fears for Ugandan opposition leader facing trial for treachery

  • An African man, in a cage, being put in handcuffs by a uniformed officer.

    Lawyer for Ugandan opposition politician ‘arrested and tortured’

February 2016

  • Women walk past campaign posters of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala after he won the presidential election for a fifth term on February 20, 2016. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni extended his three-decade rule, after winning a fifth term in polls rejected as fraudulent by the opposition leader under house arrest. The veteran 71-year-old won 60 percent of the vote in the sometimes chaotic elections, far ahead of the 35 percent garnered by detained opposition chief Kizza Besigye, whose house was surrounded by dozens of armed police in riot gear. / AFP / CARL DE SOUZACARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images

    double quotation markUgandans are desperate for democracy, Yoweri Museveni only gives them tyranny

    Tabu Butagira
    The president used force and intimidation to ensure that he extended his 30-year rule
  • Supporters of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni celebrate his election victory in Kampala

    Uganda election victory extends Yoweri Museveni’s grip on power

    Incumbent leader’s rival, Kizza Besigye, placed under house arrest and dismisses result as fraudulent
  • Kizza Besigye, centre in white shirt, is arrested by riot police in Kampala, Uganda, on 15 February.

    Ugandan opposition candidate briefly detained as voting delays criticised

    Kizza Besigye arrested after going to investigate alleged ballot-stuffing as many polling stations fail to open due to lack of voting materials

October 2015

  • Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye

    Ugandan opposition leader under house arrest to stop him holding rallies

    Kizza Besigye, who is running for president, detained at home as police break up public rallies the government calls illegal

December 2013

  • Yoweri Museveni

    How can so many African leaders ignore Mandela's legacy?

    Patience Akumu: Mandela stood down after five years, but a number of his peers, including Uganda's president, still cling to office

May 2011

  • Ugandan anti-riot personnel fire teargas to disperse supporters of opposition leader Kizza Besigye

    Yoweri Museveni casts foreign media as Uganda's enemies over protest coverage

  • Forum for Democratic Change leader, Kizza Besigye

    Uganda's Museveni sworn in as police fire teargas at protesters

  • Kizza Besigye

    Ugandan opposition leader kicked off plane home from Kenya

  • Kizza Besigye

    Kizza Besigye promises more Uganda protests

April 2011

  • A Ugandan protestor shouts near a burning barricade in Kampala

    Uganda unrest gathers pace despite bloody government crackdown

  • Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is arrested by police in Kampala

    Ugandan opposition leader temporarily blinded in teargas raid

  • Ugandan police confront opposition leader Kizza Besigye

    Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye arrested for fourth time

  • Kizza Besigye

    Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye charged over riots

  • Ugandan opposition leader shot amid fuel and food price protest

  • Ugandan opposition leaders arrested after protest

February 2011

  • Supporters of the Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye

    Ugandan leader wins presidential election rejected as fraudulent by opposition

  • supporters of President Yoweri Museveni wave flags at a final election rally

    Pakalast: It means Yoweri Museveni wants to be Uganda's president for life

August 2010

  • Yoweri Museveni

    Ugandan president Museveni sets sights on re-election

    Analysts say Museveni will probably face Kizza Besigye, who is expected to be picked by an opposition coalition
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