2.1K views · 43 reactions | Dr. Apollo Milton Obote was sworn in as the President of Uganda after winning a controversial election in 1980. He became the first leader in post-independence Africa to have regained power through the ballot box. | History of Uganda | Facebook

The Obote Revolution 1966 On May 24th 1966 the first president of Uganda, Sir Edward Mutesa, fled into exile. He fled following an attack on his Palace “Lubiri”, by government forces on the orders of self-imposed President Milton Obote. After a day-long battle, in which the army deployed tanks and heavy artillery, the Kabaka and his defenders’ small arms could not hold the palace against the attacking force. Thousands of people were massacred in this attack. The 1966 crisis, as it is known, star

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

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