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{{Politics of Uganda}}
The '''President of Uganda''' is the [[head of state]] in [[Uganda]]. The role began as a largely ceremonial position, with the [[Prime Minister of Uganda|Prime Minister]] holding the true power. The first president was the king of [[Buganda]], due to the power of the monarchist [[Kabaka Yekka]] party. In 1966 Prime Minister [[Milton Obote]] suspended the Ugandan constitution and became both Prime Minister and President. From this point on the Presidency became the most powerful office in Ugandan politics.
==Latest election==
{{Main|Ugandan general election, 2006}}
{{Ugandan presidential election, 2006}}
==List of Presidents of Uganda==
{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" align="center"
! colspan="4" | List of Presidents/Heads of State of Uganda
|- style="background-color:#cccccc"
! style="width:25%" | Name || style="width:25%" | Took Office || style="width:25%" | Left Office || style="width:25%" | Title
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|Sir [[Mutesa_II_of_Buganda|Frederick Edward Muteesa II]] || [[9 October]] [[1962]] || [[2 March]] [[1966]] || President
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|[[Benedicto Kiwanuka]] || [[1 March]] [[1962]] || [[30 April]] [[1962]] || Prime Minister
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|[[Milton Obote]] || [[30 April]] [[1962]] || [[15 April]] [[1966]] || Prime Minister
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|[[Milton Obote]] || [[15 April]] [[1966]] || [[25 January]] [[1971]] || President
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|[[Field Marshal (Uganda)|Field Marshal]] [[Idi Amin Dada]] || [[25 January]] [[1971]] || [[13 April]] [[1979]] || [[Excellency|His Excellency]] [[President for Life]] [[Field Marshal (Uganda)|Field Marshal]] [[Hajji|Al Hadji]] [[Juris Doctor|Doctor]] [[Idi Amin Dada]], VC,<ref>The Victorious Cross (VC) was a medal made to emulate the British [[Victoria Cross]] [http://www.ganews.co.uk/archive/antiques0404.html]</ref> [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Military Cross|MC]], Conqueror of the British Empire
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|Prof. [[Yusuf_Lule|Yusuf Kironde Lule]] || [[13 April]] [[1979]] || [[20 June]] [[1979]] || President
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|[[Godfrey_Binaisa|Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa]] || [[20 June]] [[1979]] || [[11 May]] [[1980]] || President
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|[[Paulo Muwanga]] || [[12 May]] [[1980]] || [[22 May]] [[1980]] || Chairman of the Military Commission
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|[[Presidential Commission of Uganda]] || [[22 May]] [[1980]] || [[15 December]] [[1980]] || Presidential Commission
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|[[Milton Obote]] || [[17 December]] [[1980]] || [[27 July]] [[1985]] || President
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|Brigadier General [[Bazilio Olara Okello]] || [[27 July]] [[1985]] || [[29 July]] [[1985]] || Chairman of the Military Council
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|General [[Tito Okello]] || [[29 July]] [[1985]] || [[26 January]] [[1986]] || Chairman of the Military Council
|- style="background-color:#eeeeee"
|General [[Yoweri Kaguta Museveni]] || [[26 January]] [[1986]] || Current incumbent || President
|}
== References ==
{{reflist|1}}
==See also==
*[[Uganda]]
*[[Prime Minister of Uganda]]
*[[Politics of Uganda]]
*[[History of Uganda]]
*[[Political parties of Uganda]]
==External links==
* [http://www.statehouse.go.ug/ State House of the Republic of Uganda] official site
*[http://www.ugpulse.com/search.asp?ugaSrch=uganda+elections Uganda Elections 2006: Coverage on UGPulse]
*[http://www.cwm-uganda.org/uganda/rulers.htm Uganda's Rulers Past and Present], Children's Welfare Mission, Uganda
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