“This is not a mere change of guards, I think this is a fundamental change in the politics of our government.”

—  Yoweri Museveni

First public speech as Ugandan president (26 January 1986), as quoted in "Rebel Sworn in as Uganda President" http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/30/world/rebel-sworn-in-as-uganda-president.html (30 January 1986), by Sheila Rule, The New York Times
1980s

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