The first President of Uganda and Kabaka of Buganda His Majesty Edward Mutesa. Deposed President of Uganda and Kabaka of Buganda Edward Mutesa II is quoted in an article by Charles L. Sanders that was published in Ebony May 1967 issue. “You must remember” he said “that I was not only the Kabaka of Buganda but I was also the Head of State, the President of all Uganda. So what Obote has done is not only an affront to the people of my kingdom, but he has, in the most illegal of acts, completely tra

Video clips of Milton Obote from the period of Uganda’s Independence in 1962 until the “1966 Obote Revolution” when Prime Minister Obote suspended the constitution and announced that he was taking over the powers the presidency an office held by the Kabaka Edward Mutesa. | History of Uganda

8 February 1985: Uganda's president Milton Obote talks about the Ugandan Bush War, Yoweri Museveni, the forthcoming 1985 Ugandan elections and Uganda's human rights record on BBC African Perspective. Interviewer - Robin White Five months later on July 27, 1985 Obote's government was overthrown by his own army commanders in a military coup d'état. | History of Uganda

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