Birth of Milton Obote
Birth of Milton Obote
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Milton Obote Biography and Timeline
Follow Milton Obote through 18 dated historical records for Uganda.
Milton Obote, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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1924–1972Years on this page
1924
1962
Independence of Uganda
Uganda gains independence & Obote becomes its first prime Minister
Role range: 1962-1966
Prime Minister of Uganda
Appointed Prime Minister of Uganda, 1st term
Role range: 1962-1966
1966
Constitution of Uganda
Obote suspends the 1962 constitution, and declares himself the new President
Role range: 1966-1971
Prime Minister of Uganda
Obote suspends the 1962 constitution, and declares himself the new President
Role range: 1966-1971
Coup
Deposes King Mutesa, ends the Federal status & becomes executive President
Role range: 1966-1971
1969
Assassination of Milton Obote
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
Role range: 1966-1971
Constitution of Uganda
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
Role range: 1966-1971
Death of Milton Obote
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
Role range: 1966-1971
1971
Commonwealth
After hearing that Obote was planning to arrest him for misappropriating army funds, Amin seized power in a military coup when Obote is attending a Commonwealth summit meeting in Singapore
Role range: 1966-1971
Coup
After hearing that Obote was planning to arrest him for misappropriating army funds, Amin seized power in a military coup when Obote is attending a Commonwealth summit meeting in Singapore
Role range: 1966-1971
Exile of Milton Obote
Forced to seek exile in Zambia
Coup
Leaves Uganda following a military coup
Role range: 1966-1971
Exile of Milton Obote
Returns from Tanzania
President of Uganda
Appointed President of Uganda, 2nd term
Role range: 1966-1971
Massacre
Amin established the so-called "State Research Bureau," which were actually his own brand of death squads to hunt down and murder Obotes supporters, as well as much of the intelligentsia, whom he distrusted
Role range: 1966-1971
1972
Exile of Milton Obote
Obote takes refuge in Tanzania, from where he attempts to regain the country through a military invasion in without success
Invasion of Uganda
Obote takes refuge in Tanzania, from where he attempts to regain the country through a military invasion in without success
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.