Isaac Lumago was a Ugandan military officer who served as chief of staff for the Uganda Army from 1977 to 1978, and later became leader of the Former Uganda National Army.
19 Facts About Isaac Lumago
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Isaac Lumago was an ethnic Nubian, and a cousin of Idi Amin.
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Isaac Lumago underwent additional training over the following years and received steady promotions.
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Isaac Lumago was recalled from his diplomatic post back to Uganda later that year.
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Isaac Lumago did little to exercise responsibility over his ministerial portfolio.
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Isaac Lumago fled from his mansion in Koboko, which was destroyed.
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Isaac Lumago went to Zaire, from where he organised remnants of the Uganda Army into a rebel force.
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Together with other pro-Amin groups, Isaac Lumago's force invaded the West Nile region in 1980, starting the Ugandan Bush War.
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Isaac Lumago eventually rose to commander of the pro-Amin insurgent group known as Former Uganda National Army.
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Isaac Lumago accepted, joined Okello's government, and consequently began to fight against another rebel movement, the National Resistance Army of Yoweri Museveni.
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Isaac Lumago set up his headquarters in a hotel in Kampala from where he gave interviews and directed his troops.
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Meanwhile, FUNA was accused of gross indiscipline, reportedly raping and murdering civilians in the capital and other areas, though Isaac Lumago denied these charges.
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Isaac Lumago lobbied for an amnesty to allow Idi Amin to return to Uganda.
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Isaac Lumago's troops fought with the UNLA to defend Kampala from a NRA offensive in January 1986, but were defeated.
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Isaac Lumago still served as one of the commanders of FUNA by 1990, serving alongside Dusman Sabuni and Abdulatif Tiyua.
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Isaac Lumago later became an associate of the West Nile Bank Front.
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In late 2011 Isaac Lumago was made adviser to President Museveni for security in the West Nile sub-region.
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In 2012 Isaac Lumago fell ill and was taken to a medical clinic in Koboko.
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Isaac Lumago was a close friend of Andrew Mukooza, the last commander of the Uganda Army Air Force.