Historical figures in Uganda
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1956 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Idi Amin, V. S. Naipaul and Milton Obote. Across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Idi Amin
in 1959
1 moment here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Milton Obote
in 1956
1 moment here
Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1966 and as president from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985.…
V. S. Naipaul
in 2008
1 moment here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Moments
- 1956 Returned to Uganda and joined UNC Milton Obote
- 1959 Return to Uganda Idi Amin
- 2008 African research journey in Uganda V. S. Naipaul