Dokument #1338989
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Political Parties of the World does not
list a street address for the Democratic Party (DP) (1988, 562).
According to this source, the DP was founded in 1953 and is headed
by Dr. Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere (ibid.). The party was reportedly
banned in 1969 but it maintained widespread support, particularly
in southern Uganda (ibid.).
The DP was reportedly revived for the 1980
general elections (ibid.). The DP won 51 out of 126 seats in
parliament and formed the official opposition (ibid.). In November
1981, states the same source, "a number of DP members and
office-bearers were allegedly arrested (and beaten up) after they
had officially been accused of being anti government guerrillas"
(ibid.).
A 24 July 1995 Africa Research Bulletin
report states that Dr. Ssemogerere was second deputy prime minister
and Minister of Public Service in the Yoweri Museveni National
Resistance Movement (MRM) government (11880 A). Dr. Ssemogerere
reportedly resigned all his cabinet posts because he intended to
stand in the presidential elections of May 1996 (ibid.).
According to a 24 May 1996 Africa
Confidential report, DP presidential candidate, Dr. Ssemogerere,
lost the presidential race to Yoweri Museveni.
Information on whether the DP office is
open and running could not be found among the sources currently
available to the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Africa Confidential [London]. 24 May
1996. Vol. 37, No. 11. "Museveni's Party."
Africa Research Bulletin: Political,
Social and Cultural Series [Oxford]. 24 July 1995. Vol. 32, No. 6.
"Uganda."
Political Parties of the The World.
1988. 3rd ed. Edited by Alan Day. Chicago: St. James Press.
Africa Confidential [London]. 24 May
1996. Vol. 37, No. 11. "Museveni's Party," pp. 2-3.
Africa Research Bulletin: Political,
Social and Cultural Series [Oxford]. 24 July 1995. Vol. 32, No. 6.
"Uganda," p. 11880.