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{{Villain_Infobox

|~~image~~ = ~~[[File:~~Obote.jpg~~|thumb]]~~

|Image = President John F. Kennedy with Prime Minister Milton Obote (cropped).jpg

|fullname = Apollo Milton Obote

|alias = N/A

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|occupation = President of Uganda (1966 - 1971, 1980 - 1985) Prime Minister of Uganda (1962 - 1966)

|goals = Remove Idi Amin from power (successful) Silence his dissidents (failed) Win the Ugandan Bush War (failed)

|crimes = Human rights abuses Corruption Mass [[murder]] [[Torture]] Oppression [[War crimes]] Smuggling

|crimes = Human rights abuses Corruption Mass [[murder]] [[Torture]] Oppression [[War crimes]] Smuggling [[Genocide]]

|type of villain = Tyrant

}}'''Milton Obote''' (December 28th 1925 - October 10th, 2005) was the Prime Minister and eventual president of Uganda before being overthrown first by [[Idi Amin Dada|Idi Amin]] and then by [[Yoweri Kalibula Musevini|Yoweri Museveni]]. Whilst not as evil as [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] or [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] during his first term as President all opposition parties were banned and many political opponents were jailed for life without trial. His regime also terrorized, harassed and [[torture]]d people and the [[secret police]] led by his brother were also responsible for many cruelties. When Amin came to power Obote's regime was also celebrated by many Ugandans.

}}{{Quote|Uganda has many friends, both within her borders and outside. With the goodwill of all who wish to see her prosper, Uganda will go forward from strength to strength.|Milton Obote}}

'''Milton Obote''' (December 28th 1925 - October 10th, 2005) was the Prime Minister and eventual president of Uganda before being overthrown first by [[Idi Amin Dada|Idi Amin]] and then by [[Yoweri Kalibula Musevini|Yoweri Museveni]]. Whilst not as evil as [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] or [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] during his first term as President all opposition parties were banned and many political opponents were jailed for life without trial. His regime also terrorized, harassed and [[torture]]d people and the [[secret police]] led by his brother were also responsible for many cruelties. When Amin came to power Obote's regime was also celebrated by many Ugandans.

==Biography==

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 {{Villain_Infobox
-|image = [[File:Obote.jpg|thumb]]
+|Image = President John F. Kennedy with Prime Minister Milton Obote (cropped).jpg
 |fullname = Apollo Milton Obote
 |alias = N/A
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 |occupation = President of Uganda (1966 - 1971, 1980 - 1985)<br>Prime Minister of Uganda (1962 - 1966)
 |goals = Remove Idi Amin from power (successful)<br>Silence his dissidents (failed)<br>Win the Ugandan Bush War (failed)
-|crimes = Human rights abuses<br>Corruption<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Oppression<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Smuggling
+|crimes = Human rights abuses<br>Corruption<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Oppression<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Smuggling<br>[[Genocide]]
 |type of villain = Tyrant
-}}'''Milton Obote''' (December 28th 1925 - October 10th, 2005) was the Prime Minister and eventual president of Uganda before being overthrown first by [[Idi Amin Dada|Idi Amin]] and then by [[Yoweri Kalibula Musevini|Yoweri Museveni]]. Whilst not as evil as [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] or [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] during his first term as President all opposition parties were banned and many political opponents were jailed for life without trial. His regime also terrorized, harassed and [[torture]]d people and the [[secret police]] led by his brother were also responsible for many cruelties. When Amin came to power Obote's regime was also celebrated by many Ugandans.
+}}{{Quote|Uganda has many friends, both within her borders and outside. With the goodwill of all who wish to see her prosper, Uganda will go forward from strength to strength.|Milton Obote}}
+'''Milton Obote''' (December 28th 1925 - October 10th, 2005) was the Prime Minister and eventual president of Uganda before being overthrown first by [[Idi Amin Dada|Idi Amin]] and then by [[Yoweri Kalibula Musevini|Yoweri Museveni]]. Whilst not as evil as [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] or [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] during his first term as President all opposition parties were banned and many political opponents were jailed for life without trial. His regime also terrorized, harassed and [[torture]]d people and the [[secret police]] led by his brother were also responsible for many cruelties. When Amin came to power Obote's regime was also celebrated by many Ugandans.
 ==Biography==
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 [[Category:Anti - Villain]]
 [[Category:Murderer]]
-[[Category:Evil vs Evil]]
+[[Category:Evil vs. Evil]]
 [[Category:Thief]]
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 [[Category:Prime Ministers]]
 [[Category:Starvers]]
+[[Category:Uganda]]