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Milton Obote

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Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in 1962 from British colonial administration. [1]

64 relations: Amnesty International, Apac, Battle of Mengo Hill, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Benedicto Kiwanuka, Buganda, Busoga College, Cabinet (government), Colonialism, Common Man's Charter, Coup d'état, Daily Monitor, Elizabeth II, Executive (government), Felix Onama, George Ivan Smith, Godfrey Binaisa, Guerrilla warfare, Gulu, Idi Amin, Indians in Uganda, Jinja, Uganda, Johannesburg, Kabaka of Buganda, Kabaka Yekka, Kampala, Kenya, Kidney failure, Lango people, Legislative council, Lira, Uganda, List of heads of state of Uganda, Luwero Triangle, Makerere University, Miria Obote, Move to the Left, Mutesa II of Buganda, National Resistance Army, Otema Allimadi, Parliament of Uganda, Paulo Muwanga, Political corruption, President of Uganda, Presidential Commission of Uganda, Prime Minister of Uganda, Singapore, Smuggling, South Africa, State funeral, State of emergency, ..., Tanzania, Tito Okello, Tribal chief, Uganda, Uganda National Congress, Uganda National Liberation Front, Uganda People's Congress, Uganda People's Defence Force, Uganda Protectorate, Ugandan Bush War, Walter Coutts, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf Lule, Zambia. Expand index (14 more) »

Amnesty International

Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights.

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Apac

Apac is a town in Apac District, Northern Uganda.

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Battle of Mengo Hill

The Battle of Mengo Hill refers to the successful 1966 assault upon the residence of the Kabaka of Buganda by the army of Uganda.

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Bazilio Olara-Okello

Lieutenant General Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 – 9 January 1990) was a Ugandan military officer and one of the commanders of the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) that together with the Tanzanian army overthrew Idi Amin in 1979.

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Benedicto Kiwanuka

Benedicto Kagimu Mugumba Kiwanuka (8 May 1922 – 22 September 1972) was the first prime minister of Uganda, a leader of the Democratic Party, and one of the persons that led the country in the transition between colonial British rule and independence.

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Buganda

Buganda is a subnational kingdom within Uganda.

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Busoga College

Busoga College Mwiri, commonly known as Busoga College, is a boarding secondary school (.

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Cabinet (government)

A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch.

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Colonialism

Colonialism is the policy of a polity seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of developing or exploiting them to the benefit of the colonizing country and of helping the colonies modernize in terms defined by the colonizers, especially in economics, religion and health.

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Common Man's Charter

The Common Man's Charter was a document submitted to the Ugandan People's Congress by Ugandan President Milton Obote, forming a part of the country's so-called "Move to the Left".

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known simply as a coup, a putsch, golpe de estado, or an overthrow, is a type of revolution, where the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus occurs.

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Daily Monitor

The Daily Monitor is Uganda's leading independent daily newspaper.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Felix Onama

Felix Kenyi Onama (born or; died before 2002) was a Ugandan politician, who served as a minister in the government of Milton Obote (1962–71).

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George Ivan Smith

George Ivan Smith AO (1915–1995) career spanned radio, war correspondent, movie director, diplomat, poet and author.

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Godfrey Binaisa

Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa QC (30 May 1920 – 5 August 2010) was a Ugandan lawyer who was Attorney General of Uganda from 1962 to 1968 and later served as President of Uganda from June 1979 to May 1980.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

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Gulu

Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda.

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Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada (2816 August 2003) was a Ugandan politician and military officer.

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Indians in Uganda

There is a sizable community of people of Indian origin living in Uganda, but it is less than in previous times.

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Jinja, Uganda

Jinja is a town in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg (also known as Jozi, Joburg and Egoli) is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.

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Kabaka of Buganda

Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda.

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Kabaka Yekka

Kabaka Yekka was a monarchist political party in Uganda.

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Kampala

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi.

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Kidney failure

Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a medical condition in which the kidneys no longer work.

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Lango people

The Lango people are Nilotic ethnic group of northern Uganda.

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Legislative council

A legislative council is the name given to the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state; or, in the United States, a council within a legislature which supervises nonpartisan legislative support staff.

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Lira, Uganda

Lira is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda.

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List of heads of state of Uganda

This is a list of the heads of state of Uganda, from the independence of Uganda in 1962 to the present day.

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Luwero Triangle

The Luweero Triangle, sometimes spelled Luwero Triangle, is an area of Uganda north of the capital Kampala, where, in 1981, Yoweri Museveni started the guerrilla war that propelled him and his National Resistance Movement into power in 1986.

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Makerere University

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Miria Obote

Miria Kalule Obote (born July 16, 1936) is the former First Lady of Uganda, and widow of former Prime Minister and President Milton Obote.

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Move to the Left

The Move to the Left was a policy direction undertaken in Uganda, most notably under President Milton Obote in the period 1968–1971.

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Mutesa II of Buganda

Major General Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Muteesa II KBE (19 November 1924 – 21 November 1969), was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 22 November 1939 until his death.

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National Resistance Army

The National Resistance Army (NRA), the military wing of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Ugandan Bush War or Luwero War, against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello.

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Otema Allimadi

Erifasi Otema Allimadi (11 February 1929 – 5 August 2001) was the Foreign Minister (1979–1980) and Prime Minister of Uganda (1980–1985).

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Parliament of Uganda

The unicameral Parliament of Uganda is the country's legislative body.

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Paulo Muwanga

Paulo Muwanga (or 1925 – 1 April 1991) was a Ugandan politician who served briefly as de facto president, and later as prime minister, of Uganda.

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Political corruption

Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain.

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President of Uganda

The President of the Republic of Uganda is the head of state and head of government of Uganda.

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Presidential Commission of Uganda

The Presidential Commission of Uganda held the office of President of Uganda between 22 May and 15 December 1980.

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Prime Minister of Uganda

The Prime Minister of Uganda chairs the Cabinet of Uganda, although the President is the effective head of government.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Smuggling

Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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State funeral

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.

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State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to perform actions that it would normally not be permitted.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Tito Okello

General Tito Lutwa Okello (1914–1996) was a Ugandan military officer and politician.

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Tribal chief

A tribal chief is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Uganda National Congress

Uganda National Congress (UNC), Uganda's first political party, was formed in 1952 by Ignatius Musazi, and its first Secretary General was Abu Mayanja.

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Uganda National Liberation Front

The Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) was a political group formed by exiled Ugandans opposed to the rule of Idi Amin with an accompanying military wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA).

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Uganda People's Congress

The Uganda People's Congress (UPC) is a political party in Uganda.

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Uganda People's Defence Force

The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda.

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Uganda Protectorate

The British Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962.

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Ugandan Bush War

The Ugandan Bush War, also known as the Luwero War, the Ugandan civil war or the Resistance War, was a civil war fought in Uganda between the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) and the National Resistance Army (NRA) from 1981 to 1986.

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Walter Coutts

Sir Walter Fleming Coutts (30 November 1912 – 4 November 1988) was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's last Governor before independence, from 1961–1962.

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Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Museveni (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician who has been the President of Uganda since 1986.

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Yusuf Lule

Yusuf Kironde Lule (10 April 1912"Lule, K. Yusufu", Africa Who's Who, London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, p. 636. – 21 January 1985) was provisional president of Uganda between 13 April and 20 June 1979.

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Zambia

Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in south-central Africa, (although some sources prefer to consider it part of the region of east Africa) neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Obote

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