b_179_129_16777215_00_images_NIG151119AA001.jpegKAMPALA, Uganda — As dawn broke recently, hundreds of supporters descended on the city center wearing red, yellow and green — the colors of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change — and jostled to catch a glimpse of their presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, before a day of campaigning.

“We need change, and change has finally come,” Vincent Semakula, 25, a party supporter, said amid the cheering crowd. “I have never seen another president since I was born. I think it’s time we give another leader a chance.”

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