Vice President of Uganda
The vice president of Uganda is the second-highest executive official in the Ugandan government. The vice president is appointed by the president.
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Vice presidents of Uganda
| Name | Inaugurated | Left office | President | Notes |
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| William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Nadiope III |
October 1963 | April 1966 | Edward Mutesa | Acting president of Uganda
Deposed during the Mengo Crisis |
| John Babiiha | April 1966 | January 1971 | Milton Obote | Acting president of Uganda
Deposed in the 1971 coup d'état |
| Vacant | January 1971 | January 1977 | ||
| Mustafa Adrisi[2] | January 1977 | Disputed; de facto April 1978 | Idi Amin | Adrisi was factually disempowered by President Idi Amin in April 1978, but refused to accept his dismissal as Vice President. He remained in Uganda until mid-1979, maintaining a low profile but still claiming to be Vice President.[3] When Amin was overthrown in the Uganda–Tanzania War, Adrisi fled into exile where he continued to pose as Vice President.[4] |
| Mustafa Adrisi | November 1978 | December 1980 | Acting president of Uganda | |
| Paulo Muwanga | December 1980 | July 1985 | Milton Obote | Acting president of Uganda
Deposed in the 1985 coup d'état |
| Vacant | July 1985 | January 22, 1991 | ||
| Samson Kisekka | January 22, 1991 | November 1994 | Yoweri Museveni | |
| Specioza Kazibwe | November 18, 1994 | May 21, 2003 | The first woman in Africa to hold the position of vice-president of a sovereign nation .
The first woman in Africa to hold the position of Acting president of Uganda . | |
| Gilbert Bukenya | May 23, 2003 | May 23, 2011 | Acting president of Uganda | |
| Edward Ssekandi | May 24, 2011 | June 21, 2021 | Acting president of Uganda | |
| Jessica Alupo | June 21, 2021 | Incumbent | The Second Woman Vice President of Uganda after .
Acting president of Uganda The first woman in Africa to hold the position of Acting president of Uganda | |
References
- Mwakikagile, Godfrey (1 February 2013). Uganda: A Nation in Transition : Post-colonial Analysis. New Africa Press. ISBN 9789987160358. Retrieved 21 September 2017 – via Google Books.
- "The Acting President". The SHAFR Guide Online. doi:10.1163/2468-1733_shafr_sim250040032. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- Avirgan & Honey 1983, pp. 49–50.
- Reid 2017, p. 71.
Works cited
- Avirgan, Tony; Honey, Martha (1983). War in Uganda: The Legacy of Idi Amin. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House. ISBN 978-9976-1-0056-3.
- Reid, Richard J. (2017). A History of Modern Uganda. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-06720-2.
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