10 most famous people from Uganda

 

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Uganda has produced many notable people in various fields. Here are some of the most famous people from Uganda:

10. Winnie Byanyima:

Winnie Byanyima is a Ugandan politician and diplomat who currently serves as the Executive Director of UNAIDS. She previously served as the Executive Director of Oxfam International from 2013 to 2019. Byanyima is known for her work on gender equality, human rights, and economic inequality.

9. Phill Lewis.

Phill Lewis  is an American film and television actor, television director, and comedian. He was born in Uganda to American parents who were working there as Peace Corps volunteers. Lewis is best known for his role as Mr. Moseby in the Disney Channel series “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody”

8. John Sentamu

 John Sentamu is a Ugandan-born British Anglican bishop who served as the Archbishop of York from 2005 to 2020. He was the second-most senior cleric in the Church of England after the Archbishop of Canterbury. Sentamu is known for his outspoken views on social justice and human rights 

7. Irshad Manj

Irshad Manj She is a Ugandan-Canadian author, educator, and activist. She is best known for her book “The Trouble with Islam Today,” which was published in 2003. The book was critical of Islamic fundamentalism and called for a reform of the religion. Manji has been a vocal advocate for human rights and freedom of speech

6. Stephen Kiprotich

Stephen Kiprotich is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is an Olympic marathon champion, having won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Kiprotich also won a gold at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. After Gezahegne Abera, he is the second person to follow an Olympic marathon title with a world championship gold medal for the same event.

5. Charles Lwanga

Charles Lwanga was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church who was martyred with a group of his peers and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.

A member of the Baganda tribe, Lwanga was born in the Kingdom of Buganda, the central and southern part of modern Uganda, and served as chief of the royal pages and later major-domo in the court of King Mwanga II of Buganda. He was baptised by Pere Giraud on 15 November 1885.

4. Savio Nsereko

Savio Nsereko is a retired Ugandan professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for his time at West Ham United, where he played between 2009 and 2010. He also played for several other clubs in Europe and Asia during his career.

3. Milton Obote

Milton Obote He was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in 1962. He served as the country’s first prime minister from 1962 to 1966 and then as its president from 1966 to 1971 and again from 1980 to 1985. Obote’s regime was characterized by human rights abuses, political repression, and economic mismanagement. He was overthrown in a military coup led by Idi Amin in 1971

2. Idi Amin

Idi Amin was a politician and the third president of Uganda. His leadership ran from 1971 to 1979. His rule was filled with human rights abuse, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. The killings were so rampant that international observers estimated that the total killings during his regime were 100,000 to 500,000. Idi Amin’s alliance was wishy-washy, he kept shifting from pro-western to Israel’s support, Libya’s support associating with the leader Gaddafi . Furthermore, he built links with the Soviet Union and East Germany. Thus contributing to Britain breaking its alliance with Uganda. Amin’s reign ended with a coup led by the current president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni. He was born in 1925 and died in 2001

1.Yoweri Museveni 

Yoweri Museveni is a politician and the current president of Uganda. He has been in power since the 29th of January 1986. This makes him one of the longest-serving presidents in Africa. He came into force by overthrowing the then president Idi Amin in 1979 and also the Milton Obote regime in 1985. His over thirty years of rule have brought a lot of stability and economic growth to Uganda. Before Museveni took over, Uganda had suffered a lot of government mismanagement. So his taking of power was a breath of fresh air to the country. Museveni’s other notable highlight is that under his leadership, Uganda saw one of the most effective national responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa.