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Benedicto Kiwanuka | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of Uganda | |
| In office 1 March 1962 – 30 April 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Milton Obote |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1922 Kisabwa, Bukomansimbi District, Uganda Protectorate |
| Died | 22 September 1972 (aged 50) Makindye Military Prison, Kampala, Uganda |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Benedicto Kagimu Mugumba Kiwanuka (8 May 1922[1] – 22 September 1972) was the first prime minister of Uganda, a leader of the Democratic Party, and one of the persons that led the country in the transition between colonial British rule and independence.[2] He was murdered by Idi Amin's regime in 1972.
- ^ Bade, Albert (1996). Benedicto Kiwanuka: the man and his politics - Albert Bade - Google Books. ISBN 9789970020089. Retrieved 10 January 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ Earle, Jonathon L.; Carney, J. J. (2021). Contesting Catholics: Benedicto Kiwanuka and the Birth of Postcolonial Uganda. James Currey. ISBN 978-1-84701-240-1.