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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ