The Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM) was formed in 1980 by Yoweri Museveni, Wogute, Jeremiah Opira and Bidandi SSali in preparation of Uganda’s post-Amin elections where Museveni contested as the presidential candidate in the 1980 general elections. After the elections were widely seen as fraudulent, Museveni launched a bush war that eventually brought him to power in 1986. Though brief, UPM marked his first step into national politics. and eventually the National Resistance Army (NRA).