2005 in Uganda

none 2005 The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Uganda. Incumbents President: Yoweri Museveni Vice President: Gilbert Bukenya Prime Minister: Apolo Nsibambi Events October October 2 - Uganda Army is deploying troops to West Nile in readiness for an imminent military combat against the Lord's Resistance Army at the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.http://allafrica.com/stories/200510020079.html Uganda: Tension At Border As Army Deploys Troops 4 October 2005 16 January 2015 October 4 - Four Ugandan civilians have been killed in a rare afternoon ambush on a pickup truck in north east Uganda by Lord's Resistance Army rebels. The insurgents are suspected of shooting the driver and two passengers and killing a fourth with an axe.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4307558.stm Uganda rebels in daylight ambush 4 October 2005 16 January 2015 October 6 - Five leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army are targeted by the first arrest warrants to be issued by the International Criminal Court.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4317852.stm Court moves against Uganda rebels 7 October 2005 16 January 2015 October 8 - Uganda Human Rights Commission, in its 2004 report, states that at least 4,000 children who were among the tens of thousands abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army rebels cannot be traced. It accuses the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) of torturing civilians in the north by using brutal methods to extract information or to instill discipline in suspects.http://allafrica.com/stories/200510070657.html Uganda: 4,000 LRA Captives Missing 8 October 2005 16 January 2015 October 10 - The former President of Uganda, Milton Obote, has died of kidney failure at the age of 80. Obote led the East African country from 1962-1971 and again from 1980-1985.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4328834.stm Former Ugandan leader Obote dies 10 October 2005 16 January 2015 October 14 - The Lord's Resistance Army rebel leader, Joseph Kony, has been indicted on 33 charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.http://allafrica.com/stories/200510140791.html Uganda: Kony Faces Trial On 33 Charges in World Court 15 October 2005 16 January 2015 October 18 - The Uganda People's Defence Force and Sudanese People's Liberation Army have launched a joint operation against the Lord's Resistance Army rebels, after the LRA ambushed a convoy of UPDF soldiers on October 14.http://allafrica.com/stories/200510180390.html Uganda, SPLA Fight Kony 18 October 2005 16 January 2015 November November 5 - Scientists at Makerere University have approved the use of DDT to fight Malaria.http://allafrica.com/stories/200511040858.html Uganda: Makerere Scientists Approve Use of DDT to Fight Malaria 5 November 2005 16 January 2015 November 11 - A sharp rise in examination fees sparks riot at Makerere University in Kampala.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4428692.stm Exam fee rise sparks Uganda riot 11 November 2005 16 January 2015 November 15 - Police clash with rioters in Kampala. During the riots, one man is killed. The riots were sparked by the arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4438090.stm Uganda police shoot rioter dead 15 November 2005 16 January 2015 References 30em 2005 Category:Years of the 21st century in Uganda Category:2000s in Uganda Uganda Uganda