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Milton Obote was the Prime Minister and evntual president of Uganda before being overthrown first by [[Idi Amin]] and then by 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 terrorised, harrased and tortured 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.

Milton Obote (December 28th 1925 - October 10th, 2005) was the Prime Minister and evntual president of Uganda before being overthrown first by [[Idi Amin]] and then by 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 terrorised, harrased and tortured 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.

His second election was thought to have been rigged and this led to a guerilla war which eventually deposed him again. In 1983 the Obote government launched Operation Bonanza, a military expedition that claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced a significant portion of the population.[8] The brunt of the blame for this massacre was placed on the people of northern Uganda for supporting the action of the Prime Minister which increased the existing regional tensions in the country. It has been estimated that approximately 100,000 to 500,000 people died as a result of fighting between Obote's Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) and the guerrillas.

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-Milton Obote was the Prime Minister and evntual president of Uganda before being overthrown first by [[Idi Amin]] and then by 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 terrorised, harrased and tortured 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.
+Milton Obote (December 28th 1925 - October 10th, 2005) was the Prime Minister and evntual president of Uganda before being overthrown first by [[Idi Amin]] and then by 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 terrorised, harrased and tortured 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.
 His second election was thought to have been rigged and this led to a guerilla war which eventually deposed him again. In 1983 the Obote government launched Operation Bonanza, a military expedition that claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced a significant portion of the population.[8] The brunt of the blame for this massacre was placed on the people of northern Uganda for supporting the action of the Prime Minister which increased the existing regional tensions in the country. It has been estimated that approximately 100,000 to 500,000 people died as a result of fighting between Obote's Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) and the guerrillas.