President of Uganda
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List of Presidents of Uganda
(Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda) | |||
| 9 October 1963 to 2 March 1966 | Frederick Edward Mutesa II, President | KY | Deposed in the Battle of Mengo Hill |
| 15 April 1966 to 25 January 1971 | Milton Obote, President | UPC | 1st term; Deposed in the 1971 coup d'état |
| 25 January 1971 to 2 February 1971 | Idi Amin Dada, Head of State | Mil | |
| 2 February 1971 to 13 April 1979 | Idi Amin Dada, President[1] | Deposed in the Uganda–Tanzania War | |
| 13 April 1979 to 20 June 1979 | Yusuf Kironde Lule, President | UNLF | |
| 20 June 1979 to 12 May 1980 | Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa, President | UNLF | Removed from office |
| 12 May 1980 to 22 May 1980 | Paulo Muwanga, Chairman of the Military Commission | UNLF | |
| 22 May 1980 to 15 December 1980 | Presidential Commission | ||
| Saulo Musoke | n-p | ||
| Polycarp Nyamuchoncho | n-p | ||
| Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol | n-p | ||
| 17 December 1980 to 27 July 1985 | Milton Obote, President | UPC | 2nd term; Deposed in the 1985 coup d'état |
| 27 July 1985 to 29 July 1985 | Bazilio Olara-Okello, Chairman of the Military Council | Mil | |
| 29 July 1985 to 26 January 1986 | Tito Okello, Chairman of the Military Council | Mil | Deposed in the Ugandan Bush War |
| 26 January 1986 to 29 January 1986 | Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Commander of the National Resistance Army | Mil | |
| 29 January 1986 to Present | Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President | Mil/NRM | |
Affiliations
| DP | Democratic Party moderate conservative |
| KY | Kabaka Yekka monarchist, "King Only" party |
| UPC | Uganda People's Congress socialist, only legal party 1966-71, government party 1980-85 |
| UNLF | Uganda National Liberation Front |
| NRM | National Resistance Movement authoritarian; not a political party, but a movement which claimed the loyalty of all Ugandans, 1986-2005 |
| Mil | Military |
| n-p | non-partisan |
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Latest election
| Candidates - nominating parties | Votes | % |
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| Yoweri Museveni - National Resistance Movement | 4,109,449 | 59.26 |
| Kizza Besigye - Forum for Democratic Change | 2,592,954 | 37.39 |
| John Ssebaana Kizito - Democratic Party | 109,583 | 1.58 |
| Abed Bwanika - Independent | 65,874 | 0.95 |
| Miria Obote - Uganda People's Congress | 57,071 | 0.82 |
| Total | 6,934,931 | 100.00 |
| Source: New Vision newspaper, Electoral Commission of Uganda | ||
References
- ↑ From 1977 to 1979, Amin titled himself as "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular".
See also
- Uganda
- Prime Minister of Uganda
- Politics of Uganda
- History of Uganda
- Political parties of Uganda
External links
- State House of the Republic of Uganda official site
- Uganda Elections 2006: Coverage on UGPulse
- Uganda's Rulers Past and Present, Children's Welfare Mission, Uganda
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