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Apollo Milton Obote

For some people, Obote is a Ugandan hero: the founder of the nation, a nationalist, pan- Africanist and socialist. To others, he was a tribalist, a regionalist and megalomaniac who ruled by the army and terrorised his opponents. To the Baganda, he was the man who destroyed their land and humiliated their people, who imposed one-party dictatorship, and nurtured Idi Amin. To others, he was a victim of the colonial system, a man who achieved much, but who also made avoidable mistakes with major implications for his country – ‘a great statesman who made great mistakes’, according to Uganda’s leading public intellectual, Ali Mazrui. By all standards, Obote is a controversial and enigmatic figure, worthy of serious examination.

This book comprises a collection of newspaper articles and commentaries by politicians, journalists and his family, relating to the man Ugandans love to hate. It includes contributions from Obote’s long time nemesis, President Museveni. Some fifty articles aim to portray the many conflicting and complementary readings of Obote, and draw conc

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H.E. Dr. Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1925 - October 10, 2005) was a two-time President of the Republic of Uganda between (1966-1971) and (1980 - 1985), and the first Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966.

He was the Ugandan Political leader that led the country to independence from the British Colonial Administration in 1962.

As was the norm until 2003, the President of the Republic of Uganda was also the Chancellor of Makerere University. H.E. Dr. Apollo Milton Obote was the first Chancellor of Makerere University from 1970; when the institution became an independent national university of the Republic of Uganda to 1971 and then from 1981 to 1985.

Makerere University was formerly part of the University of East Africa (1963-1970), which was also made up of the University of Nairobi and the University of Dar-es-salaam.

In 1963, H.E. Apollo Milton Obote was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law from Long Island University in the United States and in 1964 he received the same degree from the University of Delhi, India.

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Milton Obote

Ugandan prime minister and president (1925–2005)

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. Due to a rift with Mutesa over the 1964 Ugandan lost counties referendum and later getting implicated in a gold smuggling scandal, Obote overthrew him in 1966 and declared himself president, establishing a dictatorial regime with the UPC as the sole official party in 1969. As president, Obote implemented ostensibly socialist policies, under which the country suffered from severe corruption and food shor