Member Profiles

Dr. A. M. Obote

Party Founding Father, Uganda Peoples Congress-UPC

In 1958 Dr. A.M. Obote was elected to the legislature
In 1959 Dr. A.M. Obote became head of UPC
In 1962 Dr. A.M. Obote becomes Uganda's Prime Minister
In 1966 Dr. A.M. Obote becomes President of Uganda
In 1969 Dr. A.M. Obote survives an attempt on his life at Lugogo
In 1971 Dr. A.M. Obote's Government was overthrown by military dictator Idi Amin
In 1980 Dr. A.M. Obote returns from exile and was elected president of Uganda
In 1985 Dr. A.M. Obote was overthrown by the military and forced into exile in Zambia
On Monday October 10, 2005 at 4:30 PM, Dr. A.M. Obote died of kidney failure in South Africa where he had gone for a routine medical check up.

Mama Miria Obote

President, Uganda Peoples Congress-UPC

• Women in Uganda
• Some Speeches of the First Lady of Uganda Mama Miria Obote
• World Food Day: The Role of Women in Agriculture
• 7th March, 1985 City Hall Kampala
• Women in Population Programmes
• 12th September, 1984 International Conference Center, Kampala.
• Reaching the rural Woman
• 16th October, 1984 Masaka, Uganda