National Resistance Movement

E231973

The National Resistance Movement is the ruling political organization in Uganda, led for decades by President Yoweri Museveni and known for its origins as a rebel movement that took power in 1986.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
ruling party
abbreviation NRM
armedWing National Resistance Army
associatedWithEvent Ugandan Bush War
associatedWithIssue electoral irregularities allegations
human rights concerns
restrictions on opposition
associatedWithPerson Amama Mbabazi
Janet Museveni
linked to: Yoweri Museveni

Kale Kayihura
Rebecca Kadaga
Ruhakana Rugunda
cameToPowerIn 1986
cameToPowerThrough armed struggle
color yellow
controlsBranchOfGovernment executive branch of Uganda
country Uganda
dominantInInstitution Parliament of Uganda
presidency of Uganda
foundedBy Yoweri Museveni
governsSince 1986
hasIdeology movement system (historical)
multiparty democracy (current framework)
no-party democracy (historical)
hasSlogan Steady Progress
hasSymbol yellow bus
hasWomenWing NRM Women’s League
hasYouthWing NRM Youth League
headquartersLocation Kampala
implementedPolicy abolition of presidential term limits (2005)
decentralization
removal of presidential age limit (2017)
structural adjustment reforms
influencesBranchOfGovernment legislative branch of Uganda
languageOfCommunication English
Luganda
leader Yoweri Museveni
legalStatus registered political organization
originatedAs rebel movement
participatesIn Ugandan general elections
politicalPosition broadly conservative
dominant-party
nationalist
regionOfActivity East Africa
successorArmedWing Uganda People’s Defence Force
tookPowerFrom Uganda National Liberation Front

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Uganda People’s Congress opposedBy National Resistance Movement
1996 Ugandan presidential election incumbentPartyOrPlatform National Resistance Movement
1996 Ugandan presidential election winnerPartyOrPlatform National Resistance Movement
2001 Ugandan presidential election winnerPartyOrMovement National Resistance Movement
2011 Ugandan general election presidentialWinnerParty National Resistance Movement
2011 Ugandan general election parliamentaryWinnerParty National Resistance Movement
2021 Ugandan general election incumbentParty National Resistance Movement
2021 Ugandan general election candidateParty National Resistance Movement
2021 Ugandan general election winnerPartyPresidential National Resistance Movement
Yoweri Museveni politicalParty National Resistance Movement
Yoweri Museveni founderOf National Resistance Movement
Speaker of Parliament of Uganda associatedWith National Resistance Movement (typical ruling party influence)
subject linked to: Speaker of Parliament
linked to: National Resistance Movement
Ugandan Bush War belligerent National Resistance Movement
Office of the President (Uganda) associatedWith National Resistance Movement
National Resistance Army politicalWing National Resistance Movement
National Resistance Army alliedWith National Resistance Movement
Constituent Assembly of Uganda convenedUnder National Resistance Movement government
linked to: National Resistance Movement
Prime Minister of Uganda associatedWith National Resistance Movement
NRM fullName National Resistance Movement
Rebecca Kadaga memberOfPoliticalParty National Resistance Movement
Rebecca Kadaga parliamentaryGroup National Resistance Movement
Ruhakana Rugunda memberOfPoliticalParty National Resistance Movement
Ruhakana Rugunda participatedIn National Resistance Movement government
linked to: National Resistance Movement
Amama Mbabazi memberOfPoliticalParty National Resistance Movement
Kale Kayihura politicalAlignment National Resistance Movement
NRM Youth League parentOrganization National Resistance Movement
NRM Youth League affiliatedWith National Resistance Movement
NRM Women’s League parentOrganization National Resistance Movement
NRM Women’s League politicalAlignment National Resistance Movement
NRM Women’s League partOf National Resistance Movement party structures
linked to: National Resistance Movement
Ugandan general elections majorParty National Resistance Movement
Ugandan general elections notableIncumbentParty National Resistance Movement
Steady Progress associatedWith National Resistance Movement
Steady Progress usedBy National Resistance Movement
Democratic Party (Uganda) isOppositionPartyTo National Resistance Movement
subject linked to: Democratic Party
1989 Ugandan National Resistance Council election governmentFormDuringElection National Resistance Movement government
linked to: National Resistance Movement
Aggrey Awori memberOfPoliticalParty National Resistance Movement
Uganda Patriotic Movement succeededBy National Resistance Movement
Forum for Democratic Change opposes National Resistance Movement
2006 Ugandan general election afterElectionPartyOfPresident National Resistance Movement
2016 Ugandan general election winningParty National Resistance Movement
2016 Ugandan general election rulingParty National Resistance Movement
2016 Ugandan general election parliamentaryMajorityParty National Resistance Movement
National Unity Platform opposes National Resistance Movement
Patrick Oboi Amuriat criticOf National Resistance Movement government
linked to: National Resistance Movement
Sowing the Mustard Seed mainSubject National Resistance Movement
Sowing the Mustard Seed about National Resistance Movement government
linked to: National Resistance Movement
Janet Kataaha Museveni memberOfPoliticalParty National Resistance Movement