Benedicto Kabimu Mugumba Kiwanuka (May 1922 - September 22, 1972), was the first Prime Minister of Uganda, leader of the Democratic Party (Uganda) and one of the early leaders that led the country in the transition between colonial British rule and independence. He was murdered by Idi Amin in 1972. This article is about the month of May. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Prime Minister is the Ugandan head of government. ... The Democratic Party is a moderate conservative political party in Uganda. ...

After attending primary school, he joined the King's African Rifles, rising to the rank of Sergeant Major in the Second World War. After returning from the war, he worked as an Interpreter at the High Court of Uganda. The Kings African Rifles (KAR) was a British colonial regiment in East Africa from 1902 until the independence of the various colonies in the 1960s. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Wanting to study law, he prepared by attending a matriculation course Law in Lesotho (1950 - 1952), before proceeding to Britain to attend University College London (1952-1956). He was admitted to the Bar association at Gray's Inn in February of 1956. Returning to Uganda, he practiced law privately from 1956 to 1959. University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... Grays Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in around the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England to which barristers belong and where they are called to the bar. ...

In 1958 he was elected President General of the Democratic Party. He re-organized the Party and made it popular throughout Uganda. He won the 1961 general elections and became the First Prime Minister of Uganda. In 1964 Kiwanuka's party lost the elections to an alliance of Uganda People's Congress and Kabaka Yekka, paving the way for Milton Obote who subsquently became President of Uganda. The Uganda Peoples Congress is a political party in Uganda. ... Kabaka Yekka was a monarchist political party in Uganda. ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (born December 28, 1924) was President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and again from 1980 to 1985. ... The President of Uganda is the head of state in Uganda. ...

Benedicto Kiwanuka was imprisoned in 1969 by the government of Milton Obote, and later released by Idi Amin who appointed him the First Ugandan Chief Justice. Kiwanuka soon came in confrontation with Idi Amin's disregard for the rule of law. On September 22, 1972 he was murdered by Idi Amin's forces. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Idi Amin Dada Idi Amin Dada Oumee (c. ...