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Kabaka Yekka

political party, Uganda
Also known as: KY
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Kabaka Yekka (KY), meaning "King Alone," was a political party in Uganda formed by conservative Ganda leaders in the early 1960s. It emerged as a rival to Milton Obote's Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) and the Democratic Party (DP) during the push for self-government. KY sought a wide degree of autonomy for Buganda within a federal relationship with Uganda. The party formed an unlikely alliance with the UPC to form the government at Uganda's independence in 1962, with Obote as prime minister and the Kabaka (King) Mutesa II appointed as president. However, tensions grew between the Ganda establishment and the UPC, leading to Obote suspending the constitution and abolishing the kingdoms in 1966.1234

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  1. Uganda - Obote’s first presidency
  2. history of Uganda - Obote’s first presidency and the 1971 coup
  3. Uganda - Obote’s second presidency
  4. Uganda - Political process
  5. history of Uganda - Obote’s second presidency

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