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|fullname = Apollo Milton Obote | |fullname = Apollo Milton Obote | ||
|alias = N/A | |alias = N/A | ||
|origin = Apac District, Uganda | |||
|occupation = President of Uganda (1966 - 1971, 1980 - 1985)<br>Prime Minister of Uganda (1962 - 1966) | |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 | ||
| | |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. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Milton Obote was born at Akokoro village in Apac district in northern Uganda. He was the son of a tribal chief of the Lango ethnic group. He began his education in 1940 at the Protestant Missionary School in Lira, and later attended Gulu Junior Secondary School, Busoga College and eventually university at Makerere University. Having intended to study law, a subject not taught at the university, Obote took a general arts course, including English and geography. At Makerere, Obote honed his natural oratorical skills; he may have been expelled for participating in a student strike, or alternatively left after a place to study law abroad was not funded by the protectorate government. He worked in Buganda in southern Uganda before moving to Kenya, where he worked as a construction worker at an engineering firm. | Milton Obote was born at Akokoro village in Apac district in northern Uganda. He was the son of a tribal chief of the Lango ethnic group. He began his education in 1940 at the Protestant Missionary School in Lira, and later attended Gulu Junior Secondary School, Busoga College and eventually university at Makerere University. Having intended to study law, a subject not taught at the university, Obote took a general arts course, including English and geography. At Makerere, Obote honed his natural oratorical skills; he may have been expelled for participating in a student strike, or alternatively left after a place to study law abroad was not funded by the protectorate government. He worked in Buganda in southern Uganda before moving to Kenya, where he worked as a construction worker at an engineering firm. | ||
While in Kenya, Obote became involved in the national independence movement. Upon returning to Uganda in 1956, he joined the political party Uganda National Congress (UNC), and was elected to the colonial Legislative Council in 1957. In 1959, the UNC split into two factions, with one faction under the leadership of Obote merging with Uganda People's Union to form the Uganda People's Congress (UPC). | While in Kenya, Obote became involved in the national independence movement. Upon returning to Uganda in 1956, he joined the political party Uganda National Congress (UNC), and was elected to the colonial Legislative Council in 1957. In 1959, the UNC split into two factions, with one faction under the leadership of Obote merging with Uganda People's Union to form the Uganda People's Congress (UPC). | ||
In the runup to independence elections, Obote formed a coalition with the Buganda royalist party, Kabaka Yekka. The two parties controlled a Parliamentary majority and Obote became Prime Minister in 1962. He assumed the post on 25 April 1962, appointed by Sir Walter Coutts, then Governor-General of Uganda. The following year the position of Governor-General was replaced by a ceremonial presidency to be elected by the parliament. Mutesa, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda, became the ceremonial President, with Obote as executive prime minister. | In the runup to independence elections, Obote formed a coalition with the Buganda royalist party, Kabaka Yekka. The two parties controlled a Parliamentary majority and Obote became Prime Minister in 1962. He assumed the post on 25 April 1962, appointed by Sir Walter Coutts, then Governor-General of Uganda. The following year the position of Governor-General was replaced by a ceremonial presidency to be elected by the parliament. Mutesa, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda, became the ceremonial President, with Obote as executive prime minister. | ||
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[[Category:Evil vs Evil]] | [[Category:Evil vs Evil]] | ||
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[[Category:Cold war villains]] | [[Category:Cold war villains]] | ||