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| Anslem Besigye in Oxford |
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's son has gone one better than his father and managed to win an election for president.
Not of a country, admittedly, but of a university club.
Anslem Besigye, a student at Oxford University, won his bid to become president of the Oxford Union, one of the most prestigious debating societies in the world.
His father was arrested on many different occasions before, during and after his attempt to unseat President Yoweri Museveni, who won a fifth term in elections in February.
His mother, who is the Executive Director of charity Oxfam International, tweeted about his victory:
She responded with a smiley emoji to one of her followers, teasing her about her son enjoying a slightly smoother ride than his father in his bid for the presidency:
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