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Milton Obote

1925 - 2005

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Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan politician who served as the second prime minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and the second president of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and later from 1980 to 1985. A Lango, Obote studied at the Busoga College and Makerere University. In 1956, he joined the Uganda National Congress (UNC) and later split away by founding the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) in 1960. After Uganda gained independence from British colonial rule in 1962, Obote was sworn in as prime minister in a coalition with the Kabaka Yekka, whose leader Mutesa II was named president. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milton Obote is the 2,906th most popular politician (up from 2,973rd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Uganda (up from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ugandan Politician.

Milton Obote was the first President of Uganda from 1962 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985. He is most famous for overthrowing the Kabaka of Buganda, the traditional ruler of the Baganda people, and abolishing the Ugandan monarchy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Milton Obote ranks 2,906 out of 19,576. Before him are Neil Kinnock, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Cædwalla of Wessex, Lazarus Chakwera, John Sherman, and Sergey Shoygu. After him are Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Khaba, B. J. Habibie, Rama I, Yuan Shu, and Algirdas Brazauskas.

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Among people born in 1925, Milton Obote ranks 59. Before him are Leo Esaki, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Maya Plisetskaya, Bülent Ecevit, Sam Peckinpah, and Paul Mauriat. After him are Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Ieng Sary, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bill Gates Sr., Andrea Camilleri, and Robert Venturi. Among people deceased in 2005, Milton Obote ranks 33. Before him are Ezer Weizman, Aslan Maskhadov, Ed McBain, Pat Morita, Henry Taube, and Lucien Laurent. After him are Maria Schell, Philip Johnson, James Callaghan, Max Schmeling, George F. Kennan, and Akira Yoshizawa.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Milton Obote ranks 3 out of 55. Before him are Idi Amin (1923), and Yoweri Museveni (1944). After him are Joseph Kony (1961), Charles Lwanga (1860), Tito Okello (1914), Mutesa II of Buganda (1924), Emmanuel Wamala (1926), John Akii-Bua (1949), Yusuf Lule (1912), Scott Hicks (1953), and Apolo Nsibambi (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Uganda

Among politicians born in Uganda, Milton Obote ranks 3. Before him are Idi Amin (1923), and Yoweri Museveni (1944). After him are Tito Okello (1914), Mutesa II of Buganda (1924), Yusuf Lule (1912), Apolo Nsibambi (1940), Godfrey Binaisa (1920), Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Danny Faure (1962), Bobi Wine (1982), and Paulo Muwanga (1924).

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