Milton Obote, 80, Uganda's first prime minister and a two-time president, was remembered Tuesday as an outstanding leader by some Ugandans, but others blamed him for the deaths of as many as a ...

He served in the Uganda Army under President Milton Obote, rose swiftly after Idi Amin’s 1971 coup, fled into exile after ...

Some say he used his tongue to get to power; perhaps the reason Milton Obote was one of the civilians to take power in a coup in Africa. While writing his obituary, the Guardian described Obote as one ...

The body of former Ugandan president Milton Obote arrived home on Tuesday for a state funeral to tears and jeers over the late leader’s legacy, which left the nation deeply divided. Torn between ...

The mood at Uganda House, the national seat of Uganda People's Congress (UPC) is gloomy. And with good reason - their father is no more. Since news of the death of Dr. Milton Obote broke, UPC ...

Thousands of government officials, diplomats, supporters and relatives gathered on Friday for the state funeral of Milton Obote, whose presidency was a brutal chapter in Uganda’s troubled history.

As a herdboy on his father’s tribal lands in northern Uganda, young Apollo Milton Obote often pondered how it would be to govern people rather than sheep or goats. Speaking to his charges as if they ...

Milton Obote, Uganda’s first prime minister after independence, who led regimes known for corruption and brutality, died Monday in South Africa. He was 80. Obote, who was overthrown by the equally ...