Obote

[oh-boh-tey]

noun

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

Obote

/ -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

Example Sentences

Years before, exiled Rwandan Tutsi in Uganda were central to the struggle for power in that country during a long period of violence and misrule under successive dictators, Milton Obote and Idi Amin.

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When a longtime opposition leader named Yoweri Museveni entered the bush to mount a successful rebellion against Obote, he built his scrappy force from Rwandan Tutsi immigrants and refugees.

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For many Ugandans, the enforced disappearances suggest a slide toward the repressive policies of dictators such as Idi Amin and Milton Obote — who was ousted by Mr. Museveni.

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He himself was a charismatic young upstart who accused his predecessor, Mr. Obote, of rigging an election, and led an armed rebellion that after five years managed to take power.

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When Museveni seized power in 1986 after a five-year guerrilla war, he was welcomed by Ugandans worn down by the murderous regimes of Milton Obote and Idi Amin.

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