Miria Obote
First Lady of Uganda
In office
17 December 1980  27 July 1985
PresidentMilton Obote
In office
15 April 1966  25 January 1971
PresidentMilton Obote
Succeeded bySarah Kyolaba
Personal details
Born
Miria Kalule

(1936-07-16) 16 July 1936
Kampala, Uganda Protectorate

Miria Obote (née Kalule; born 16 July 1936) is a Ugandan politician who was first lady of Uganda, and widow of former Prime Minister and President Milton Obote. She was a candidate in the 2006 Ugandan general election.[1]

Background and Education

Miria Kalule was born in Kawempe, to Bulasio Kalule, a civil servant who worked with the Department of Road Maintenance in the Ministry of Works[2] and his wife Malita.[3]

She attended Gayaza High School and later Makerere University.[4][5]

Miria Obote returned to Uganda from Zambia in October 2005,[6] after 20 years in exile, to bury her husband.[7] Two months later, she was elected as head of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) and as its presidential candidate for the next election. The UPC was founded by her husband[8] and led by him until his death. She garnered 0.6% of the vote in the February 23, 2006 presidential election, which was won by the sitting president, Yoweri Museveni.

Personal life

Miria married Milton Obote in November 1963[9][10] and they had 4 children between them including Jimmy Akena, a Member of Parliament representing Lira Municipality.[11]

References

  1. Dunleavy, Patrick; Diwakar, Rekha (2011-09-11). "Analysing multiparty competition in plurality rule elections" (PDF). Party Politics. 19 (6): 855–886. doi:10.1177/1354068811411026. ISSN 1354-0688. S2CID 18840573.
  2. "Miria shared a life with Obote for 40 years". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. @watchdoguganda (2018-11-16). "Miria Kalule Obote fights for life to retain record as the only living former First Lady". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. "The First Lady who dared to replace her husband". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  5. Independent, The (2012-07-01). "Meeting Mama Miria". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  6. "Miria shared a life with Obote for 40 years". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  7. "Obote buried in Ugandan home town". 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  8. Independent, The (2015-07-19). "Like Obote, like son". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  9. "UPC ..::|::.. Uganda Peoples Congress". www.upcparty.net. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  10. "The First Lady who dared to replace her husband". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  11. "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2019-07-11.


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