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For five years, he commanded the National Resistance Army in a rebellion against President Milton Obote and the military regime that succeeded him. He finally captured the capital, Kampala, in January 1986, although widespread resistance to his rule continued for another two years.

Museveni has won praise from Western governments for privatising state enterprises, cutting government spending and urging African self-reliance, but has also come in for criticism over Uganda's involvement in conflicts in neighbouring Sudan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Perhaps Museveni's most remarkable accomplishment has been his successful campaign against AIDS. During the 1980s, Uganda had one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world, but now Uganda's rates are comparatively low, and the country stands as a rare success story in the global battle against the virus.

Museveni has failed to end the long-running rebellion of the Lord's Resistance ArmyThe Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a rebel group operating in northern Uganda which was formed in 1987. It is led by Joseph Kony, who proclaims himself a prophet and apparently wishes to establish a state based on his unique interpretation of the Biblica in northern Uganda. This rebellion, led by the self-proclaimed prophet Joseph KonyJoseph Kony is the primary leader of the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA is a group that is engaged in a violent campaign to establish a theocratic government in Uganda based on the Bible and the Ten Commandments. A high-school dropout, he m, has ostensibly been waged for the sake of establishing a government founded on the biblicalThe Bible (From Greek βιβλια biblia meaning "books", which in turn is derived from βυβλος byblos meaning "papyrus", from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) Ten CommandmentsThis article is about the list of religious and moral imperatives. For the 1956 film with Charlton Heston, see The Ten Commandments (1956 movie The Ten Commandments or Decalogue are a list of religious and moral imperatives that feature prominently in Jud, and at least 500,000 people are believed to have lost their lives so far. The northern districts of Gulu, Pader and Kitgum have seen an increase in the number of people driven out of their homes into refugee campA refugee camp is a camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees. Since refugee camps are generally set up in an impromotu fashion, and designed to meet basic human needs for a short time, when civil war or other problems prs, the number currently stands at 800,000 people.

Under Museveni, Uganda is governed under the Movement system. All political activities are banned and although to some degree people are allowed to air their opinions, any public gathering whose purpose is political is considered treason. Anyone standing for office must do so as an individual without any supportive system behind them.

Museveni has won two five-year terms as president (in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan and 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap) and is presently barred from seeking another term in 2006, but there is widespread speculation that his Movement will attempt to change the constitution to enable him to run again.