MOGADISHU — Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) cleaned up the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on February 6 as part of celebrations to commemorate “Tarehe Sita.”
Tarehe Sita is an annual event that marks the day the National Resistance Army, the armed wing of the ruling National Resistance Movement, led by Yoweri Museveni (the current President), launched an armed struggle on February 6, 1981, to end misrule in Uganda.
In Uganda, the 42nd Tarehe Sita anniversary was celebrated in Kakyeka Stadium in the western district of Mbarara.
The day’s theme was “Recognizing the Sacrifice of the Founders of the People’s Revolution for Social and Economic Transformation.”
Tarehe Sita is the day UPDF marks the attack on Kabamba barracks in 1981, which launched the five-year struggle that brought the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government to power 36 years ago. Every sixth of February, the day is observed. thenewsroom@auunist.org