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The Electoral Commission of Uganda, also Uganda Electoral Commission, is a constitutionally established organ of the Government of Uganda, whose mandate is to "organise and conduct regular, free and fair elections" in the country, in an efficient, professional and impartial manner. [1]
The incumbent Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986 and is the longest serving president of Uganda, ahead of Idi Amin who ruled from 1971 to 1979. Qualifications [ edit ] In 2005 presidential term limits were removed, [3] and in 2017, the previous upper age limit of 75 was also removed.
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) is the chief organization for governing and representing Islam in Uganda. The UMSC was founded in 1972 to bring together the divided Muslim community in Uganda. It is currently led by Sheikh Shaban Mubaje, who serves as the Grand Mufti of Uganda.
At the end of the conference in on October 9, Uganda officially became an independent nation. Celebrations Camp Lemonnier, which is the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa, held an Independence Day breakfast in 2009. Celebrations are held throughout Uganda and activities are designed to promote the nation.
Uganda became an independent sovereign state on 9 October 1962. As a Commonwealth realm , [1] the British monarch , Elizabeth II , remained head of state as Queen of Uganda until the link with the British monarchy was severed on 9 October 1963 and the Kabaka (King) of Buganda , Sir Edward Mutesa II , became the first President of Uganda .
The Uganda Railway was a metre-gauge railway system and former British state-owned railway company. The line linked the interiors of Uganda and Kenya with the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa in Kenya. After a series of mergers and splits, the line is now in the hands of the Kenya Railways Corporation and the Uganda Railways Corporation .
KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda has distanced itself from an opinion written by a Ugandan judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dissenting from the panel's ruling in South Africa's genocide ...
Reserves. US$3.919.8 billion ( USh 13,838 trillion) (June 2020) [2] Preceded by. East African Currency Board. Website. Official site. The Bank of Uganda ( Swahili: Benki Kuu ya Uganda) is the central bank of Uganda. Established in 1966, by Act of Parliament, the bank is wholly owned by the government but is not a government department.