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Uganda: offices and people
Uganda: offices and peopleExplore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.
Coverage is partial. “Reported current” reflects source records and may be out of date. Connections show cited institutional relationships; they do not establish a reporting hierarchy.
83 of 83 offices match
Head of state
President of Uganda
About this grouping
Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.
Recorded relationships
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Oct 2026.
People and tenure
15 recorded terms
Yoweri Museveni
Reported current12 May 2026 – End unknown
President of Uganda since 1986
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 12 May 2026
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Department of State
Yoweri Museveni
Reported current29 Jan 1986 – End unknown
President of Uganda since 1986
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 29 Jan 1986
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Department of State
Bazilio Olara-Okello
Historical27 Jul 1985 – 29 Jul 1985
Ugandan President born in 1929 and died in 1990
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 27 Jul 1985
- End: 29 Jul 1985
Tito Okello
Historical29 Jul 1985 – 26 Jan 1986
Former President of Uganda from 29th July 1985 to 26th January 1986.
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 29 Jul 1985
- End: 26 Jan 1986
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Milton Obote
Historical17 Dec 1980 – 27 Jul 1985
President of Uganda (1966–1971; 1980–1985)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 17 Dec 1980
- End: 27 Jul 1985
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Warren K. Leffler
Paulo Muwanga
Historical12 May 1980 – 22 May 1980
Ugandan politician (1924–1991)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 12 May 1980
- End: 22 May 1980
Polycarp Nyamuchoncho
Historical22 May 1980 – 15 Dec 1980
Ugandan politician
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 22 May 1980
- End: 15 Dec 1980
Saulo Musoke
Historical22 May 1980 – 15 Dec 1980
Ugandan politician and judge (1920–2011)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 22 May 1980
- End: 15 Dec 1980
Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol
Historical22 May 1980 – 15 Dec 1980
Ugandan judge, president of Uganda (1923–2017)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 22 May 1980
- End: 15 Dec 1980
Godfrey Binaisa
Historical20 Jun 1979 – 12 May 1980
Ugandan President from May 1979 to June 1980
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 20 Jun 1979
- End: 12 May 1980
Yusuf Lule
Historical13 Apr 1979 – 20 Jun 1979
fourth president of Uganda (1912–1985)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 13 Apr 1979
- End: 20 Jun 1979
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Julius Nyerere
Historical1 Jan 1978 – 1 Jan 1979
Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded term end date
Portrait: CC0 (opens in a new tab) · Rob Mieremet / Anefo
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Idi Amin
Historical25 Jan 1971 – 11 Apr 1979
President of Uganda (1971-1979)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 25 Jan 1971
- End: 11 Apr 1979
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Bernard Gotfryd
Milton Obote
Historical2 Mar 1966 – 25 Jan 1971
President of Uganda (1966–1971; 1980–1985)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 2 Mar 1966
- End: 25 Jan 1971
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Warren K. Leffler
Muteesa II of Buganda
Historical9 Oct 1963 – 2 Mar 1966
Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1939 to 1969 and the first President of Uganda in 1962
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 9 Oct 1963
- End: 2 Mar 1966
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Unknown authorUnknown author
Sources and coverage
Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.
Coverage notes (3)
- Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
- Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
- Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.