Miria Obote
Miria Obote | |
|---|---|
Obote in 1963 | |
| Former First Lady of Uganda | |
| In office 17 December 1980 – 27 July 1985 | |
| President | Milton Obote |
| In office 15 April 1966 – 25 January 1971 | |
| President | Milton Obote |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Kyolaba |
| President of the Uganda People's Congress | |
| In office 28 November 2005 – 14 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Milton Obote |
| Succeeded by | Olara Otunnu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miria Kalule July 16, 1936 |
| Party | Uganda People's Congress |
| Spouse |
Milton Obote
(m. 1963; died 2005) |
| Children | 4, including Jimmy Akena Obote |
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Miria Obote (née Kalule; born 16 July 1936) is a Ugandan politician and former first lady of Uganda. She was first lady during the two presidencies of her husband, Milton Obote, from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985. In November 2005 she was elected president of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), becoming the first woman to lead a major political party in Uganda. As UPC flag bearer she ran in the 2006 Ugandan general election, receiving 57,071 votes, about 0.8 per cent of the total, and finishing fifth. She is widely known in Uganda as "Mama Miria".