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Events on Wednesday 29 January 1986 1
1986National Resistance Army takes power in UgandaYoweri Museveni becomes president after guerrilla warYoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army captured the capital Kampala, ending years of civil conflict following the fall of Milton Obote. Museveni was sworn in as president, promising a return to stability after a decade of upheaval. He would go on to lead Uganda for decades afterward.