Vice President of Uganda


The Vice President of Uganda is the second-highest executive official in the Ugandan government. Vice President is appointed by the President.

Vice Presidents of Uganda

NameInauguratedLeft OfficePresidentNotes
William Wilberforce
Kadhumbula Nadiope III
October 1963April 1966Edward MutesaDeposed during the Mengo Crisis
John BabiihaApril 1966January 1971Milton OboteDeposed in the 1971 coup d'état
VacantJanuary 1971January 1977
Mustafa AdrisiJanuary 1977Disputed; de facto April 1978Idi AminAdrisi was factually disempowered by President Idi Amin in April 1978, but refused to accept his dismissal as Vice President. He remained in Uganda until mid-1979, maintaining a low profile but still claiming to be Vice President. When Amin was overthrown in the Uganda–Tanzania War, Adrisi fled into exile where he continued to pose as Vice President.
Disputed; claimed by Mustafa AdrisiNovember 1978December 1980
Paulo MuwangaDecember 1980July 1985Milton OboteDeposed in the 1985 coup d'état
VacantJuly 1985January 22, 1991
Samson KisekkaJanuary 22, 1991November 1994Yoweri Museveni
Specioza KazibweNovember 1994May 21, 2003Yoweri MuseveniThe first woman in Africa to hold the position of vice-president of a sovereign nation
Gilbert BukenyaMay 23, 2003May 23, 2011Yoweri Museveni
Edward SsekandiMay 24, 2011IncumbentYoweri Museveni

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