| VII. The Contemporary Period, 19452000 > I. Africa, 19412000 > 2. Regions > c. East Africa > 6. Uganda | ||||
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| 6. Uganda | |
| 1962, April | |
| Preindependence elections were won by the Uganda People's Congress, led by the socialist-nationalist Milton Obote, in alliance with Buganda royalists. | 1 |
| Oct 9 | |
| Uganda became independent, with Obote as prime minister and Bugandan Kabaka Mutesa as head of state. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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