Mugisha Muntu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mugisha Muntu

Ugandan politician

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1958

Place of Birth: Uganda

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Uganda

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Gregory Mugisha Muntuyera, commonly referred to as Mugisha Muntu (born October 1958), is a Ugandan politician and retired military officer.
He was President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), an opposition political party, from 2012 to 2017.
In September 2018, General Muntu parted ways with the FDC citing ideological differences with the new FDC leadership of Hon.Patrick Oboi Amuriat.
On 27 September 2018 he announced in a televised press conference that he and some other leaders had begun what he called The New Formation. He served as the Commander of the Army, the highest position in the Ugandan military, from 1989 to 1998.
When the National Resistance Army was renamed the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muntu became Commander of the UPDF. In 2008, he unsuccessfully contested for the FDC's presidency, against Kizza Besigye.
He was elected as party president in 2012. He is now the Party President of Alliance for National Transformation (ANT)