Birth of Milton Obote1924
Birth of Milton Obote
Historical person
Milton Obote Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Milton Obote, based on 18 World History Database records associated with Uganda.
18 records1924–197212 events1 places
Chronological biography
1924
1962
Independence of Uganda1962
Uganda gains independence & Obote becomes its first prime Minister
Prime Minister of Uganda1962
Appointed Prime Minister of Uganda, 1st term
1966
Constitution of Uganda1966
Obote suspends the 1962 constitution, and declares himself the new President
Coup1966
Deposes King Mutesa, ends the Federal status & becomes executive President
Prime Minister of Uganda1966
Obote suspends the 1962 constitution, and declares himself the new President
1969
Assassination of Milton Obote1969
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
Constitution of Uganda1969
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
Death of Milton Obote1969
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
1971
Exile of Milton Obote1971
Returns from Tanzania
Massacre1971
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
President of Uganda1971
Appointed President of Uganda, 2nd term
Commonwealth25 January 1971
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
Coup25 January 1971
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
Coup27 July 1971
Leaves Uganda following a military coup
Exile of Milton Obote27 July 1971
Forced to seek exile in Zambia
1972
Exile of Milton OboteSeptember 1972
Obote takes refuge in Tanzania, from where he attempts to regain the country through a military invasion in without success
Invasion of UgandaSeptember 1972
Obote takes refuge in Tanzania, from where he attempts to regain the country through a military invasion in without success
Titles and roles
President of Uganda · Prime Minister of Uganda
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.