Specioza Kazibwe
| Specioza Kazibwe | |
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| 6th Vice President of Uganda | |
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In office 18 November 1994 – 21 May 2003 |
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| President | Yoweri Museveni |
| Preceded by | Samson Kisekka |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Bukenya |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 July 1955 Iganga, Uganda |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Makerere University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Specioza Naigaga Wandira Kazibwe, is a Ugandan surgeon and politician. She is also referred to as "Nnalongo", because of her twin daughters. She was Vice President of Uganda from 1994 to 2003. She was the first woman in Africa to hold the position of vice-president of a sovereign nation. In August 2013, she was appointed by the United Nations's Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon as United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa.
She was born in Iganga District on 1 July 1955. Specioza Kazibwe attended Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga, a prestigious all-female boarding high school affiliated with the Catholic Church, located on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, near the town of Lugazi. In 1974 she entered Makerere University School of Medicine, where she studied human medicine, graduating with the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree in 1979. She later obtained the degree of Master of Medicine, also from Makerere University Medical School, specializing in General Surgery. In 2009, she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (SD), by Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health.
Dr. Kazibwe began her political career as a member of the youth and women's wings of the Ugandan Democratic Party. She won her first election as a village leader, on the ticket of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in 1987. She was later elected Women's Representative for Kampala District and became Chairperson of the Advisory Committee for Museveni's election campaign.
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