General Elly Tuhirirwe Tumwine was a Ugandan military officer, designer, visual artist, and educator.
20 Facts About Elly Tumwine
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Elly Tumwine was the former Security Minister in the Cabinet of Uganda, from March 2018 until 2021.
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Elly Tumwine retired from active military service in July 2022.
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Elly Tumwine served as commander of the National Resistance Army from 1984 to 1987.
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Elly Tumwine was one of the highest-ranking members of the Ugandan military who recently called on police to shoot at protesters.
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Elly Tumwine ordered the military to kidnap, illegally incarcerate and send opposition members to be tried in military courts based on trumped up charges, which resulted in Bobi Wine supporters suing for human rights violations.
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Elly Tumwine was a member of the Ugandan Parliament, representing the Uganda People's Defence Force.
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Elly Tumwine attended Burunga Primary School, Mbarara High School and St Henry's College Kitovu, before joining Makerere University, gaining a BA in fine arts combined with a Dip.
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Elly Tumwine subsequently completed the cadet officers course at the Tanzania Military Academy at Monduli.
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Elly Tumwine attended the senior command course at the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College at Kimaka, in Jinja, Uganda, being a member of the pioneer class that graduated in 2005.
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Elly Tumwine held further military qualifications from the military academy in Vystry, in the Soviet Union.
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In 1981, when Museveni went to the bush to form the National Resistance Army, Elly Tumwine went with him.
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Elly Tumwine is reported to have fired the first shot in the National Resistance Army War, which propelled the National Resistance Army and National Resistance Movement into power in Uganda in 1986.
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In 1984, Elly Tumwine was named Commander of the Army, a post he held until 1987, when he was succeeded by General Salim Saleh.
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Elly Tumwine was continuously represented the UPDF in the Ugandan Parliament since 1986.
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Immediately after graduating from Makerere University in 1977, Elly Tumwine embarked on a teaching career in various schools in Uganda, teaching fine art.
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Elly Tumwine was appointed the chairman of the board of trustees of the National Cultural Centre.
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Elly Tumwine is a member of several Ugandan organisations, including:.
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Elly Tumwine collapsed at a wedding and was admitted to Nakasero Hospital in Kampala, sometime in July 2022.
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Elly Tumwine died there on 25 August 2022, aged 68.