6K views · 95 reactions | President Milton Obote opposed the British sale of arms to South Africa at the Commonwealth Heads of State Summit in Singapore, January 1971. | History of Uganda | Facebook

President Milton Obote speaking at a state occasion in Gulu, Uganda welcoming President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia. He recalls the military coup in 1971 and how people in other areas of Uganda rejoiced with Idi Amin. The following year on July 27, 1985, Obote’s government was overthrown again in a military coup d'état. Video edited by History of Uganda to show highlights of the speech. | History of Uganda

Prime Minister Obote seizes supreme power in Uganda. Prime Minister Obote seized supreme power in Uganda on 22 February 1966 in a desperate bid for political survival. His sudden move, executed almost single-handedly, appears to have neutralized all opposition. Five moderate southern ministers of Obote’s own party are under detention in the north. The police are searching for leaders of the opposition parties, but most of them, including President Mutesa, are unaccounted for. To justify his move

8 February 1985: Uganda's president Milton Obote talks about the Ugandan Bush War, Yoweri Museveni, the forthcoming 1985 Ugandan elections and Uganda's human rights record on BBC African Perspective. Interviewer - Robin White Five months later on July 27, 1985 Obote's government was overthrown by his own army commanders in a military coup d'état. | History of Uganda

Milton Obote used to call him.a boy , he's now mocking his competitors hmm history doesn't repeat itself but it's...... who don't learn from history. #funny #reelsviral | Ibrahims Ssendiwala