History of Uganda (1963–1971)

Sovereign State of Uganda
(1963–1967)
Republic of Uganda
(1967–1971)
*Jamhuri ya Uganda*
Sovereign State of Uganda; (1963–1967); Republic of Uganda; (1967–1971) Jamhuri ya Uganda
1962–1971
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "For God and My Country"
	Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty"
Capital	Kampala
Common languages	English and Swahili
Religion	Christianity and Islam
Demonym	Ugandan
Membership	Until 1967: Buganda; Bunyoro; Busoga; Rwenzururu; Tooro Kingdom; Ankole; Chiefdom of Bunya; Kooki;
Government	Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy (1963–1966)Unitary one-party presidential socialist republic under a dictatorship (1966–1971)
President
• 1963–1966	Edward Mutesa II
• 1966–1971	Milton Obote
Vice President
• 1963–1966	William Wilberforce Kadhumbla Nadhope III
• 1966–1971	John Babiiha
Prime Minister
• 1963–1966	Milton Obote
Legislature	Parliament
Historical era	Cold War
• Established	9 October 1962
• Mengo Crisis	24 February 1966
• 1966 Constitution	8 September 1967
• Coup d'état	25 January 1971
Population
• 1969	9,548,847
Currency	East African shilling; (1963–1966); Ugandan shilling; (1966–1971)
ISO 3166 code	UG
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Dominion of Uganda
	Buganda
	Bunyoro
	Busoga
	Rwenzururu
	Tooro Kingdom
	Ankole
	Chiefdom of Bunya
	Kooki
Second Republic of Uganda
Today part of	Uganda

The history of Uganda from 1963 through 1971 comprises the history of Uganda from Ugandan independence from the United Kingdom to the rise of the dictator Idi Amin.

The Ugandan state was officially named the Sovereign State of Uganda between 1963 and 1967, before becoming the Republic of Uganda upon the enactment of the 1967 constitution which ended the previous system of a republican elective monarchy wherein the President was elected by parliament from among the 5 subnational monarchs.

Early independent Uganda during this period was dominated by the regime of Milton Obote, Uganda's first Prime Minister and subsequently President, who after being deposed by Amin returned to power in the 1980s.