Ugandan left: FRONASA and the Marxists of the liberation front

The Ugandan left from the founding of the country's first Maoist party around 1965 by Dani Wadada Nabudere and Raiti Omongin to the guerrilla war that brought the National Resistance Movement to power in 1986. Yoweri Museveni's Front for National Salvation (FRONASA), founded in exile in Tanzania in 1971–1973 on a socialist programme, trained its fighters with FRELIMO in Mozambique; in the Uganda National Liberation Front that overthrew Amin in 1979, Nabudere, Edward Rugumayo, Yash Tandon and Omwony Ojwok formed its Marxist 'Gang of Four'. Much of their writing was published in exile, in Dar es Salaam and London.

Years

1965–1986

Country

Uganda

Also known as

FRONASA · Front for National Salvation · Uganda National Liberation Front (left wing)

Affiliation

Marxist and socialist; FRONASA trained by FRELIMO and backed by Tanzania

Sources

Wikipedia — Front for National Salvation; Wikipedia — Dani Wadada Nabudere

Works published abroad

The movement's own publications, wherever they were printed. Each keeps its real publisher; titles in this catalogue link to their page. Works credited to Ugandan left: FRONASA and the Marxists of the liberation front, FRONASA, Front for National Salvation, Uganda National Liberation Front (left wing), Dani Wadada Nabudere, D. Wadada Nabudere, Yoweri Museveni & Yoweri Kaguta Museveni are included automatically.