President of Uganda 450146 221466149 2008-06-24T16:56:21Z JAnDbot 1725149 robot Adding: [[pt:Anexo:Lista de presidentes de Uganda]] {{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 [[Category:Lists of presidents|Uganda, List of Presidents of]] [[Category:Government of Uganda]] [[Category:Ugandan politicians| ]] [[Category:Presidents of Uganda| ]] [[de:Präsident von Uganda]] [[fr:Présidents de l'Ouganda]] [[id:Daftar presiden Uganda]] [[is:Forseti Úganda]] [[it:Presidente dell'Uganda]] [[pl:Prezydenci Ugandy]] [[pt:Anexo:Lista de presidentes de Uganda]] [[sv:Lista över Ugandas statsöverhuvuden]] [[zh:乌干达总统]]