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Uganda marks independence as opposition leader laments living standards


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Uganda is marking its 62nd independence anniversary Wednesday. The country gained its independence from Britain on October 9, 1962. The Ugandan Monitor reports President Yoweri Museveni, speaking at a breakfast prayer, called for the peaceful coexistence of all communities in Uganda. Four-time opposition presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye tells VOA’s James Butty, independence has not translated into a transformation of the lives of ordinary Ugandans

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