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Uganda: Polity Style: 1962-2024

9 Oct 1962 the territories of the Uganda Protectorate formed an independent state under the name of Uganda in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 18 Jul 1962; House of Lords on 31 Jul 1962; received Royal Assent on 1 Aug 1962; effective on 9 Oct 1962) (Public General Acts, 1962, pp. 1182-1189) [1]
9 Oct 1962 the Constitution of Uganda (contained in the Schedule to the Uganda (Independence) Order in Council 1962) came into operation immediately before 9 Oct 1962 in accordance with the Uganda (Independence) Order in Council 1962 made on 2 Oct 1962, came into operation immediately before 9 Oct 1962 (Statutory Instruments, 1962, Part IIII, pp. 2745-2887; Uganda Gazette, No. 73, 6 Oct 1962, Subsidiary Legislation Supplement No. 53, Legal Notice No. 251 of 1962, pp. 777-947)
9 Oct 1962 - 8 Oct 1963 Uganda
9 Oct 1963 Uganda is proclaimed the independent sovereign State of Uganda in accordance with an act amending the Constitution passed by the National Assembly of Uganda on 26 Sep 1963, assented to on 30 Sep 1963, effective on 9 Oct 1963 (Uganda Gazette, 1 Oct 1963, Legal Supplement (Acts of Parliament) No. 13, pp. 392-413) [2][3]
9 Oct 1963 - 15 Apr 1966 Sovereign State of Uganda
15 Apr 1966 the Constitution of Uganda is adopted by the National Assembly on 15 Apr 1966
15 Apr 1966 - 8 Sep 1967 Uganda
8 Sep 1967 the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda is adopted by the National Assembly sitting as a Constituent Assembly on 8 Sep 1967 and came into force on the same day
8 Sep 1967 - Republic of Uganda

[1] Full title: An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Uganda of fully responsible status within the Commonwealth (may be cited as the Uganda Independence Act, 1962).
[2] Full title: An Act to Effect Changes in the Constitutional Position of Uganda, to Amend the Uganda (Independence) Order in Council, 1962, and the Constitution of Uganda, and to Make Provision Consequent Thereon (may be cited as the Constitution of Uganda (First Amendment) Act, 1963).
[3] The amendments to the Constitution did not explicitly provide for the change of the name, but "Sovereign State of Uganda" was mentioned in Art. 3 and also featured in the Oaths Act, 1963, and the Public Seal Act, 1963.