Since independence,
Uganda
has displaced
and received
large numbers
of refugees.
By 1963,
Uganda
already
had over
100,000
refugees
from Congo,
Rwanda,
and Sudan.
The number
of Sudanese
refugees
continued
to grow
and in
1972 over
75,000
had been
registered
but in
reality
the figure
was much
higher,
probably
around
100,000.
Idi
Amin's
regime
produced
thousands
of refugees.
Many
fled
to Kenya
and Tanzania
and in
1972
the expulsions
of Asian
peoples
also
made
them
refugees.
In 1977,
the Acholi
were
singled
out by
Amin
and many
fled
Uganda.
In 1980,
over
130,000
Ugandans
sought
refuge
in Sudan
and Haute-Zaire
in order
to escape
the Uganda
National
Liberation
Army.
The early
1980s
saw several
mass
displacements.
In 1982-1983
over
200,000
Ugandans
were
in camps
in the
Sudan.
Since
1986,
when
the NRM
came
to power,
Ugandan
refugees
have
begun
to return
to their
homes.
However,
continued
insurgency
in the
North
continues
to produce
refugees,
especially
among
the Acholi
and Teso.
People
seeking
asylum
continue
to leave
Uganda,
but the
numbers
have
dwindled
dramatically.
In
1990,
over
4,000
Rwandan
refugees
in Uganda,
calling
themselves
the Rwandan
Patriotic
Front,
invaded
Rwanda
with
help
from
Museveni
and the
NRM.