Miria Obote
Miria Obote | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Uganda | |
| In office 15 April 1966 – 25 January 1971 | |
| President | Milton Obote |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Kyolaba |
| In office 17 December 1980 – 27 July 1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miria Kalule Obote 16 July 1936 |
Miria Obote nee Kalule (born July 16, 1936) is the former First Lady of Uganda, and widow of former Prime Minister and President Milton Obote. She was a candidate in the February 2006, presidential election.
Background and Education
Miria Kalule was born in Kawempe, to Bulasio Kalule , a civil servant who worked with the Department of Road Maintenance in the Ministry of Works[2] and his wife Malita[3].
She attended Gayaza High School and later Makerere University[4][5].
Miria Obote returned to Uganda from Zambia in October 2005,[6] after 20 years in exile, to bury her husband.[7] Two months later, she was elected as head of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) and as its presidential candidate for the next election. The UPC was founded by her husband[8] and led by him until his death. She garnered 0.6% of the vote in the February 23, 2006 presidential election, which was won by the sitting president, Yoweri Museveni.
Personal Life
Miria married Milton Obote in November 1963[9][10] and they had 4 children between them including Jimmy Akena ,member of Parliament representing Lira Municipality[11].
References
- Walking in Obote’s shadow, The Monitor, December 21, 2005.
- ^ Bengali, Shashank (26 March 2006). "Uganda Is Leading Africa's Boom In Christianity". Desertnews.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Miria shared a life with Obote for 40 years". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ @watchdoguganda (2018-11-16). "Miria Kalule Obote fights for life to retain record as the only living former First Lady". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "The First Lady who dared to replace her husband". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ Independent, The (2012-07-01). "Meeting Mama Miria". The Independent Uganda:. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Miria shared a life with Obote for 40 years". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ "Obote buried in Ugandan home town". 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ Independent, The (2015-07-19). "Like Obote, like son". The Independent Uganda:. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "UPC ..::|::.. Uganda Peoples Congress". www.upcparty.net. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "The First Lady who dared to replace her husband". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
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