Uganda (1962–1963)
Uganda | |||||||||
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| Motto: "For God and My Country" | |||||||||
| Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" | |||||||||
| Capital | Kampala | ||||||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| Queen | |||||||||
• 1962–1963 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||
• 1962–1963 | Walter Coutts | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1962–1963 | Milton Obote | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | Decolonisation of Africa, Cold War | ||||||||
• Independence | 9 October 1962 | ||||||||
• State of Uganda | 9 October 1963 | ||||||||
| Currency | East African shilling | ||||||||
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Uganda became an independent sovereign state on 9 October 1962. As a Commonwealth realm, 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.