Luwero Triangle

The Luweero Triangle, sometimes spelled Luwero Triangle, is an area of Uganda north of the capital Kampala, where, in 1981, Yoweri Museveni started the guerrilla war that propelled him and his National Resistance Movement into power in 1986.

Luwero Triangle Medal (Uganda) - ribbon bar

Map of Uganda, showcasing the approximate area of the Luwero Triangle.

The area was notorious for the persecution of civilians during the Luweero War, between the rebel National Resistance Army and the government of Milton Obote. Many residents were either forcibly recruited or killed by both sides during the five-year Ugandan Bush War, as Museveni's guerrilla forces started their advance from Kyankwanzi southeast toward Kampala. The following Buganda districts constitute the Luweero Triangle: ^[1]

• Kiboga District
• Kyankwanzi District, formerly part of Kiboga
• Nakaseke District, formerly part of Luweero
• Nakasongola District, formerly part of Luweero
• Luweero District
• Mubende District
• Mityana District, formerly part of Mubende
• Wakiso District, formerly part of Mpigi

See also

• Luweero District

References

1. Anatomy of Luweero Triangle^{[permanent dead link]}