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Benedicto Kiwanuku

Ugandan politician
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Benedicto Kiwanuka was a prominent Ugandan politician who served as the first prime minister of Uganda after the country gained internal self-government in March 1962. A Roman Catholic Ganda, he led the Democratic Party (DP).1234

In the elections of April 1962, Kiwanuka was displaced by Milton Obote of the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC). Despite this, Kiwanuka continued to be a significant figure in Ugandan politics, leading the DP, which was based in Buganda.1234

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  1. Uganda - Oboteā€™s first presidency
  2. history of Uganda - Oboteā€™s second presidency
  3. Uganda - Oboteā€™s second presidency
  4. history of Uganda - Foreign affairs

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