US EditionOpposition leader Bobi Wine says he left Uganda after going into hiding after disputed election
Bobi Wine fled Uganda to avoid a military search after rejecting official election results that gave Museveni 71.6% of the vote, vowing to return and seek sanctions.
- On Saturday, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, also known as Robert Kyagulanyi, fled the country to escape a military search following the disputed January 15 presidential election.
- Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni has governed since 1986 and was re-elected with 71.6% of the vote, a result Wine rejects as fake; soldiers raided his home shortly after the vote, forcing him into hiding.
- Army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba led the search, posting threats calling Wine a 'baboon' and 'terrorist', though Ugandan police claim they are not actively searching for him.
- In his absence, deputy leader Lina Zedriga will assume command of the National Unity Platform, while Wine pursues 'critical engagements outside Uganda' to challenge the election results.
- Crediting fellow Ugandans who 'concealed and protected me' during his weeks in hiding, Wine vowed to return 'at the right time' to continue the cause.
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Deutsche Welle
allAfricaUganda's Bobi Wine says he has fled the country
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left the country after two months in hiding following January elections. Wine has alleged that the result, which kept President Yoweri Museveni in power, was fradulent.
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The CitizenUganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left country after disputed vote
KAMPALA, March 15 (Reuters) - Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he has temporarily left the country after two months in hiding in the wake of a presidential election in January that kept long‑time leader Yoweri Museveni in office. Read full story
Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left country after disputed vote
KAMPALA, March 15 (Reuters) – Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he has temporarily left the country after two months in hiding in the wake of a presidential election in January that kept long‑time leader Yoweri Museveni in office. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, disputed the outcome of that contest, alleging fraud, and had been in hiding since fleeing his home in Uganda’s capital Kampala. In a five-minute video message pos…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is no longer in Uganda. "If you see this video, I have since left the country," Wine says in a video on X. It is unclear which country he is in now. "At the right moment, I will return to continue the mission." Wine, who had been in hiding for the past few months, says he had to leave the country for obligations outside Uganda. It is unclear if that is the only reason. The 44-year-old Wine is the main opponent…
The unfortunate candidate against Yoweri Museveni in the January presidential election has been on the run since he described the election as "fixed" and no longer reappeared in public.
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