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Apolo Nsibambi

1940 - 2019

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Apolo Robin Nsibambi (25 October 1940 – 28 May 2019) was a Ugandan academic and politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Uganda from 5 April 1999 until 24 May 2011, when Amama Mbabazi succeeded him. A distinguished scholar of political science, he taught at Makerere University from the 1960s and later held several senior academic positions, including Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Head of the Department of Political Science. He was also Director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research between 1994 and 1996. Beyond academia, Nsibambi served in government as Minister of Public Service (1996–1998) and Minister of Education and Sports (1998–1999) before his appointment as Prime Minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Apolo Nsibambi is the 13,707th most popular politician (up from 15,633rd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Uganda (up from 14th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ugandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Apolo Nsibambi ranks 13,707 out of 19,576. Before him are Danilo Astori, Kaspar Villiger, Võ Văn Kiệt, Annette Lu, Hermann, Prince of Wied, and Princess Frederica of Hanover. After him are Mikhail Rodzianko, Daniel Morgan, Guido Gonzaga, Robert of Vermandois, Rudolf IV, Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim, and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Apolo Nsibambi ranks 321. Before him are Hanako, Princess Hitachi, Gheorghe Gruia, Vladimir Vasiliev, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Zhuang Zedong, and Danilo Astori. After him are Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Anita Bryant, Alain Calmat, István Csom, Andrey Piontkovsky, and Benoni Beheyt. Among people deceased in 2019, Apolo Nsibambi ranks 293. Before him are Pedro Manfredini, Egon Zimmermann, Reinhard Bonnke, Sigvard Ericsson, Gerhard Auer, and Agustina Bessa-Luís. After him are Dick Boushka, Hans Zender, Don Bragg, Bogaletch Gebre, Sergio Valdés, and Charles Gérard.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Apolo Nsibambi ranks 12 out of 55. Before him are Tito Okello (1914), Mutesa II of Buganda (1924), Emmanuel Wamala (1926), John Akii-Bua (1949), Yusuf Lule (1912), and Scott Hicks (1953). After him are Godfrey Binaisa (1920), Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929), Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Danny Faure (1962), Geoffrey Oryema (1953), and Joshua Cheptegei (1996).

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Among POLITICIANS In Uganda

Among politicians born in Uganda, Apolo Nsibambi ranks 7. Before him are Idi Amin (1923), Yoweri Museveni (1944), Milton Obote (1925), Tito Okello (1914), Mutesa II of Buganda (1924), and Yusuf Lule (1912). After him are Godfrey Binaisa (1920), Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Danny Faure (1962), Bobi Wine (1982), Paulo Muwanga (1924), and Robinah Nabbanja (1969).

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