Uganda (1962–1963)
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Motto "For God and My Country" |
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Anthem Oh Uganda, Land Of Beauty Royal anthem God Save the Queen |
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 Location of Uganda (red) in Africa
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| Capital | Kampala | |||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||||||||
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| • | 1962–1963 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor-General | ||||||||||
| • | 1962–1963 | Walter Coutts | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | ||||||||||
| • | 1962–1963 | Milton Obote | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | |||||||||
| • | Independence | 9 October 1962 | ||||||||
| • | State of Uganda | 9 October 1963 | ||||||||
| Currency | East African shilling | |||||||||
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Uganda became an independent sovereign state on 9 October 1962. The British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Uganda until the link with the British monarchy was severed on 9 October 1963 and the Kabaka (King) of Uganda, Edward Mutesa II, became the first President of Uganda.
Direct British rule of the Uganda Protectorate ended in 1962 with the Uganda Independence Act, which granted independence of the protectorate under the name "Uganda" but retained the British monarch, Elizabeth II, as nominal head of state and Queen of Uganda. Her constitutional roles as head of state were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Uganda:
Milton Obote held office as prime minister and head of government.
In 1963, Uganda adopted a new constitution which abolished the links with the British monarchy. Uganda became a republic within the Commonwealth. However, the new Ugandan state was deliberately not referred to as a republic, and the constituent native kingdoms (such as Buganda) continued in existence. Following the abolition of the monarchy by the proclamation of the State of Uganda on 9 October 1963, the Kabaka (King) of Uganda, Edward Mutesa II, became the first President of Uganda. The description "State" implied that the country was not a republic but instead a "federation of tribal kingdoms". Uganda did not become a republic de jure until 1966 with Obote's conflict with President Edward Mutesa II.
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