Front for National Salvation
The Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) was a Ugandan rebel group led by Yoweri Museveni. The group factually emerged in 1971, although it was formally founded in 1973. FRONASA, along with other militant groups such as Kikosi Maalum (led by Milton Obote), formed the Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) and its military wing the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) in 1979 to fight alongside Tanzanian forces against Idi Amin.
| Front for National Salvation | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Yoweri Museveni |
| Dates of operation | 1971–1973 (unofficially) 1973–1980/81 (officially) |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Size | c. 200 (1973) 30 (1978) c. 9,000–10,000 (mid-1979) |
| Part of | Uganda National Liberation Army (from 1979) |
| Allies | Tanzania FRELIMO Rwandese Alliance for National Unity |
| Battles and wars | 1972 invasion of Uganda Uganda–Tanzania War |
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