Dusman Abassi Sabuni was a Ugandan military officer and rebel militant leader.
18 Facts About Dusman Sabuni
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Dusman Sabuni is known for serving as one of the first leaders of the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamist rebel group based in western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, during the 1990s.
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Dusman Sabuni was ethnically Moru, and his father was a commissioner of police, called Dusman Sabuni.
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Dusman Sabuni received his secondary education at Gulu High School and played on the institution's football team before graduating in 1967.
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In 1968, Dusman Sabuni enrolled in the Uganda Army as an officer cadet.
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Dusman Sabuni underwent training in Moroto before being sent to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom for further instruction.
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Dusman Sabuni was ultimately commissioned into the army as a second lieutenant.
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Dusman Sabuni still held the rank when Colonel Idi Amin launched a military coup in 1971.
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Shortly thereafter Dusman Sabuni was promoted to the rank of captain.
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Dusman Sabuni later attended a company commanders' course at the Kabamba School of Infantry.
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Shortly after taking up the post Dusman Sabuni was made colonel.
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Dusman Sabuni underwent paratrooper training in Israel and for a time served as commander of the Paratroopers Military School in Lubiri.
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Furthermore, Dusman Sabuni claimed that he stayed at Molo after his escape until being detained by Kenyan agents and sent to Kakamega, whereas diplomat Madanjeet Singh stated that Dusman Sabuni was staying in Nairobi after fleeing Uganda.
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Dusman Sabuni's father was killed by UNLF troops in 1980.
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Dusman Sabuni was ultimately acquitted on 17 December 1981, and then moved back to Kenya, going to Mombasa and reportedly remarrying.
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Dusman Sabuni flew to Nairobi briefly in 1997 but, after being prevented by Kenyan authorities from leaving the premises of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, he flew back to Saudi Arabia.
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Dusman Sabuni later became chief of staff of the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan Islamic fundamentalist rebel group, using the pseudonym "Al Hajji Osman".
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Dusman Sabuni was replaced in 1998 after falling ill and being forced to retire to a hospital in Mombasa.