Obote

American  

[oh-boh-tey] / oʊˈboʊ teɪ /

noun

1. (Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.

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Obote British  

/ -tɪ, ɒˈbəʊteɪ /

noun

1. ( Apollo ) Milton . 1924–2005, Ugandan politician; prime minister of Uganda (1962–66) and president (1966–71; 1980–85). He was deposed by Amin in 1971 and remained in exile until 1980; deposed again in 1985 by the Acholi army

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Example Sentences

It reinforces the 81-year-old's claim that he still commands the support of the overwhelming majority of Ugandans, after seizing power as a rebel commander in 1986 ending the rule of the Milton Obote regime.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

After Idi Amin overthrew Obote in 1971, many Rwandan Tutsis moved out of the border refugee camps.

From The Guardian • Sep. 12, 2017

That wasn't the case in the dictatorial regimes of Milton Obote and Idi Amin, the latter who famously declared himself the last king of Scotland, among other titles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2011

Former President Milton Obote abolished them in 1962, then Museveni won plaudits for restoring the cultural and ceremonial powers of the leaders in the 1990s.

From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2010

Uganda probably reached its nadir under the infamous Idi Amin Dada, who seized power in 1971 from the country's first leader, Apollo Milton Obote.

From Time Magazine Archive