Milton Obote, Uganda’s first prime minister after independence, who led regimes known for corruption and brutality, died Monday in South Africa. He was 80. Obote, who was overthrown by the equally ...

Some say he used his tongue to get to power; perhaps the reason Milton Obote was one of the civilians to take power in a coup in Africa. While writing his obituary, the Guardian described Obote as one ...

The body of former Ugandan president Milton Obote arrived home on Tuesday for a state funeral to tears and jeers over the late leader’s legacy, which left the nation deeply divided. Torn between ...

Thousands of government officials, diplomats, supporters and relatives gathered on Friday for the state funeral of Milton Obote, whose presidency was a brutal chapter in Uganda’s troubled history.

UGANDA would be different if Obote had been more decisive and jailed Idi Amin, been smart and not given Museveni a job, been less power hungry and not attacked the Buganda king's palace, or less ...

Sons of Uganda’s past presidents unite in tribute to Obote. Hundreds of supporters of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) gathered on Friday in Abeibutu Cell, Akokoro Town Council in Apac District to ...

Sixty years ago, the executive prime minister, Apollo Milton Obote, announced that he had taken over Executive powers formerly held by president Edward Muteesa, who was also the Kabaka of Buganda.