Milton Obote was one of the last survivors of independent Africa's founding fathers. Having spent nearly half his life in exile, he died on Monday in a Johannesburg hospital. He will be remembered as Uganda's first leader after independence who was overthrow by Idi Amin in 1971, but also...
Obote, Apollo Milton(ōbōˈtā), 1924–2005, president of Uganda (1966–71, 1980–85). Obote, a member of the legislative council of Uganda from 1957, founded (1960) the Uganda People's Congress. Prime minister from 1962 to 1966, he led a revolution, installing himself as president ...
Milton Obote (born December 28, 1924, Akoroko village, Lango, Uganda—died October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa) was a politician who was prime minister (1962–70) and twice president (1966–71, 1980–85) of Uganda. He led his country to independence in 1962, but his two ...