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The President of Uganda is the head of state in Uganda. The role began as a largely ceremonial position, with the Prime Minister holding the true power. The first president was the king of Buganda, due to the power of the monarchist Kabaka Yekka party. In 1966 Prime Minister Milton Obote suspended the Ugandan constitution and became both Prime Minister and President. From this point on the Presidency became the most powerful office in Ugandan politics. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (born c. ... This is a list of vice presidents of Uganda. ... Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya (born May 1949) has been Vice-President of Uganda since 23 May 2003. ... The Prime Minister is the Ugandan head of government. ... Apolo Nsibambi (born 1938) is the current prime minister of Uganda, a position he has held since 5 April 1999. ... The National Assembly of Uganda has 292 members. ... Political parties in Uganda details political parties in Uganda. ... Uganda provides national elections for a president and a legislature. ... The Ugandan general election of 2006 is scheduled to take place in March. ... Uganda is divided into 56 districts, listed below. ... Counties of Uganda The Districts of Uganda are divided into approximately 163 counties. ... A Local Council (LC, formerly Resistance Council -RC) is a form of local elected government within the districts of Uganda. ... Uganda continues to experience difficulty in advancing respect for human rights. ... Uganda is landlocked and depends on foreign imports for most of its consumer goods and energy requirements. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... The Prime Minister is the Ugandan head of government. ... The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ... Kabaka Yekka was a monarchist political party in Uganda. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1924, Apac, Uganda – October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa), Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966 and President of Uganda 1966-1971/1980-1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in...

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The Ugandan general election of 2006 is scheduled to take place in March. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (born c. ... The National Resistance Movement is a political organization in Uganda. ... Kizza Besigye with his wife, former MP Winnie Byanyima. ... The Forum for Democratic Change, founded onDecember 16, 2004, is a political party in Uganda. ... John Ssebaana Kizito (born 1935) is a Ugandan politician. ... The Democratic Party is a moderate conservative political party in Uganda. ... Abed Bwanika (born 1 August 1967) is a Ugandan politician. ... Miria Obote Miria Kalule Obote (born July 16, 1936) is the widow of former Ugandan president Milton Obote. ... The Uganda Peoples Congress is a political party in Uganda. ... New Vision is one of two main national newspapers in Uganda. ...

List of Presidents of Uganda

Edward Mutesa II (November 19, 1924 - November 21, 1969) was king of the Buganda region and President of Uganda from 1963 to 1966. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Kabaka Yekka was a monarchist political party in Uganda. ... The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1924, Apac, Uganda – October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa), Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966 and President of Uganda 1966-1971/1980-1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Uganda Peoples Congress is a political party in Uganda. ... The Lango (plural Langi) people live in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. ... Idi Amin Dada (c. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... The Kakwa are a tribe situated in northwestern Uganda, southern Sudan, and northeastern Zaire, from Nilotic origin. ... Yusufu Kironde Lule (1912 - 1985) was President of Uganda for a short period in 1979. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ... Godfrey Binaisa Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa QC (b. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ... Paulo Muwanga was, as the chairman of the governing Military Commission, the de-facto President of Uganda for a few days in May 1980 until the establishment of the Presidential Commission of Uganda. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Uganda Peoples Congress is a political party in Uganda. ... The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ... The Presidential Commission of Uganda, composed of Saulo Musoke, Polycarp Nyamuchoncho and Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol, jointly held the office of President of Uganda between 22 May and 15 December 1980. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1924, Apac, Uganda – October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa), Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966 and President of Uganda 1966-1971/1980-1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Uganda Peoples Congress is a political party in Uganda. ... The Lango (plural Langi) people live in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. ... Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 – January 9, 1990) was a Ugandan Brigadier in the military coalition between Tanzania Peoples Defence Force and Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) during the Uganda-Tanzania War that overthrew Idi Amin in 1979. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Acholiland, Uganda Acholi (also Acoli) are the people of the districts of Gulu, Kitgum Pader (known as Acholiland) in northern Uganda, and Magwe County in southern Sudan. ... Tito Okello (1914 - June 3, 1996) was the leader of Uganda from July 1985 until January 1986. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Acholiland, Uganda Acholi (also Acoli) are the people of the districts of Gulu, Kitgum Pader (known as Acholiland) in northern Uganda, and Magwe County in southern Sudan. ... Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (born c. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Resistance Movement is a political organization in Uganda. ... Kingdom of Ankole and its districts State flag of the Kingdom of Ankole Ankole, also referred to as Nkole, is one of four traditional kingdoms in Uganda. ...

See also

• Uganda
• Prime Minister of Uganda
• Politics of Uganda
• History of Uganda
• Political parties of Uganda

The Prime Minister is the Ugandan head of government. ... The Politics of Uganda is based on a democratic parliamentary system with universal suffrage for all citizens over 18 years of age. ... // Uganda before 1900 Main article: Uganda before 1900 The earliest human inhabitants in contemporary Uganda were hunter-gatherers. ... Political parties in Uganda lists political parties in 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