Mugisha Muntu | |
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 Muntu in 2020 | |
| Born | 7 October 1958 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (BA in Political Science) |
| Occupation(s) | Military officer, politician |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | Military, politics |
Gregory Mugisha Muntuyera, commonly referred to as Mugisha Muntu (born October 1958), is a Ugandan politician and retired military officer. He is the current president of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), a political party he founded in March 2019.[1] He previously served as the President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), an opposition political party, from 2012 to 2017. In September 2018, General Muntu parted ways with the FDC citing ideological differences with the new FDC leadership of Hon. Patrick Oboi Amuriat. On 27 September 2018 he announced in a televised press conference that he and some other leaders had begun what he called the New Formation which later became the ANT.
He served as the Commander of the Army, the highest position in the Ugandan military, from 1989 to 1998. When the National Resistance Army was renamed the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muntu became Commander of the UPDF.
In 2008, he unsuccessfully contested for the FDC's presidency, against Kizza Besigye,[2] but was later elected as the party's president in 2012.
- ^ The Independent (22 May 2019). "Muntu unveils alliance for National Transformation Leadership". The Independent. The Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Otto, Irene Abalo; Ahimbisibwe, Patience (3 November 2020). "Muntu asks for trust, promises victory". Nation Media Group. Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 May 2021.