Uganda: Heads of State: 1963-2024

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Uganda: Heads of State: 1963-2024
President of Uganda
9 Oct 1963 - 22 Feb 1966	Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa [1]
Prime Minister of Uganda [2]
22 Feb 1966 - 15 Apr 1966	Apollo Milton Opeto Obote
President of Uganda
15 Apr 1966 - 25 Jan 1971	Apollo Milton Opeto Obote
Military Head of State
26 Jan 1971 - 12 Mar 1971	Idi Amin Dada Oumee
President of Uganda [3]
12 Mar 1971 - 25 Jun 1976	Idi Amin Dada Oumee
Life President of Uganda
25 Jun 1976 - 11 Apr 1979	Idi Amin Dada Oumee
President of Uganda
13 Apr 1979 - 20 Jun 1979	Yusufu Kironde Lule
20 Jun 1979 - 12 May 1980	Godfrey Lukwonga Binaisa
Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Liberation Front
12 May 1980 - 22 May 1980	Paulo Muwanga
Presidential Commission
22 May 1980 - 15 Dec 1980	Saulo Musoke
22 May 1980 - 15 Dec 1980	Polycarp Nyamuchoncho
22 May 1980 - 15 Dec 1980	Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol
President of Uganda
15 Dec 1980 - 27 Jul 1985	Apollo Milton Opeto Obote
Chairman of the Military Commission
27 Jul 1985 - 29 Jul 1985	Bazilio Olara Okello
Head of State of the Republic of Uganda
29 Jul 1985 - 26 Jan 1986	Tito Okello Lutwa
Chairman of the National Resistance Council
26 Jan 1986 - 29 Jan 1986	Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
President of Uganda
29 Jan 1986 -	Yoweri Kaguta Museveni


[1]	The ruler (kabaka) of the kingdom of Buganda (1939-1966).
[2]	Prime Minister Obote assumed "all powers of the Government of Uganda" on 22 Feb 1966 and then on 2 Mar 1966 proclaimed that the functions of the President of Uganda "shall vest in the Prime Minister." The President of Uganda Mutesa protested these actions, staying in his residence in Mengo (Kampala) until 24 May 1966 when he was forced into exile.
[3]	The office of Military Head of State was transformed into the office of the President in accordance with a decree signed 12 Mar 1971 (retroactively effective from 2 Feb 1971).

Last update: 29 Nov 2023