The election results were disputed, leading Museveni to form the National Resistance Movement and its military wing—the National Resistance Army—with which he waged a guerrilla rebellion against Obote's government.
Hasil pemilihan ini diperdebatkan, menyebabkan Museveni mendirikan Gerakan Perlawanan Nasional dan sayap militernya, National Resistance Army - yang mengobarkan pemberontakan gerilya terhadap pemerintahan Obote.