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Apollo Milton Obote , 1924-2005, president of Uganda (1966-71, 1980-85). Obote, a member of the legislative council of Uganda from 1957, founded (1960) the Uganda People's Congress. Prime minister from 1962 to 1966, he led a revolution, installing himself as president in 1966. Overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, Obote fled to Tanzania. He returned with the Tanzanian-aided invasion (1979) and was reelected (1980) amid accusations of fraud. Factionalism led to an army coup in 1985 in which he was ousted a second time, and he again went into exile.

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Obote, (Apollo) Milton (1924– ) Ugandan politician. He created the Uganda People's Congress in 1960, and became the first prime minister of independent Uganda (1962–66). In 1966, Obote drove out the king of the old kingdom of Buganda, and became president of a more centralized state. Ousted by his army chief, Idi Amin, in 1971, Obote returned to power after Amin was overthrown in 1979. Obote was again overthrown by an army coup in 1985.
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