SOCIAL ACTIVIST

David Kato

1964 - 2011

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David Kato Kisule (c. 1964 – 26 January 2011) was a Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement and described as "Uganda's first openly gay man". He served as advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). Kato was assassinated at his home on January 26, 2011, shortly after winning a lawsuit against a magazine which had published his name and photograph identifying him as gay and calling for him to be executed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Kato is the 724th most popular social activist (down from 701st in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, David Kato ranks 724 out of 840. Before him are Laxmi Agarwal, John Paulson, Wendell Phillips, Bill Ayers, Ruthie Tompson, and Vida Goldstein. After him are Stella Obasanjo, Rameshwari Nehru, Dick Gregory, Asmaa Mahfouz, Edith Windsor, and Valdete Idrizi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, David Kato ranks 729. Before him are Alex Baumann, Anita Barone, Jonas Sjöstedt, Kaori Ekuni, Paul Kaye, and George Newbern. After him are Monique Knol, Leland D. Melvin, Timothy Harris, Aleksandr Tuchkin, Francisco Boza, and Amor Towles. Among people deceased in 2011, David Kato ranks 494. Before him are Ronald Searle, Roberta Cowell, Mike Doyle, Troy Davis, Mălina Olinescu, and Sonia Pierre. After him are Poly Styrene, Don Kirshner, Len Lesser, Russell Hoban, Dan Wheldon, and Bill Clements.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, David Kato ranks 30 out of 55. Before him are Phill Lewis (1968), Leo Rwabwogo (1949), Lee Jun-ho (null), John Mugabi (1960), Amama Mbabazi (1949), and Gita Ramjee (1956). After him are Irshad Manji (1968), Davis Kamoga (1968), Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Pione Sisto (1995), Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922), and Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (1984).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Uganda

Among social activists born in Uganda, David Kato ranks 1. After him are Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (1970), and Leah Namugerwa (2004).

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