POLITICIAN

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milton Obote has received more than 1,746,998 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Milton Obote is the 2,973rd most popular politician (down from 2,427th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 3rd 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 2,973 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Qinzong, Bahram I, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Mahmud I of Great Seljuq, Hyeokgeose of Silla, and Christina of Lorraine. After him are Giovanni Giolitti, Mihailo Obrenović, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Calchas, Zechariah of Israel, and Telipinu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Milton Obote ranks 57. Before him are Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Robert Venturi, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Roy J. Glauber, Rod Steiger, and Barbara Bush. After him are Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bülent Ecevit, Alain Touraine, Frei Otto, József Bozsik, and Oliver Smithies. Among people deceased in 2005, Milton Obote ranks 32. Before him are Anne Bancroft, Ernst Mayr, Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Pat Morita, George F. Kennan, and Lucien Laurent. After him are Moustapha Akkad, Max Schmeling, Ahmed Deedat, Maria Schell, Mary Jackson, and Brother Roger.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Milton Obote ranks 4 out of 55. Before him are Idi Amin (1923), Yoweri Museveni (1944), and Joseph Kony (1961). After him are Tito Okello (1914), Charles Lwanga (1860), Mutesa II of Buganda (1924), John Akii-Bua (1949), Yusuf Lule (1912), Godfrey Binaisa (1920), Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929), and Emmanuel Wamala (1926).

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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), Godfrey Binaisa (1920), Danny Faure (1962), Apolo Nsibambi (1940), Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Paulo Muwanga (1924), and Robinah Nabbanja (1969).

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