Uganda has been under British rule since 1894 and was subjected to colonial rule. The country at the time consisted mainly of kingdoms, kinsmen and chiefs living in the lake regions of Central Africa. Uganda has come a long way from 1962 after Britain granted the country independence. Despite this, Uganda has made great strides since 1962. It has not mastered the journey in the face of years of political maneuvering, beginning first with supporters of a centralized state vying with those for a loose league and strong role for local tribal kingdoms and also multiple casualties and the restoration of the Republic, the stem from various uprisings (coup d’etat by Idi Amin and General Olara-Okello). We can rightly say that Uganda has suffered for 50 years but has made phenomenal progress in transforming its governance. We are aware of the story that has been told over and over again, but we know little or nothing about the academic qualifications of these men who have come from all regions of the country and through their actions and inactions have taken Uganda to where it is today . Check out the educational background of Ugandan Presidents below, starting from the first President to the current one. who have come from all regions of the country and by their actions and inactions have taken Uganda where it is today. Check out the educational background of Ugandan Presidents below, starting from the first President to the current one. who have come from all regions of the country and by their actions and inactions have taken Uganda where it is today. Check out the educational background of Ugandan Presidents below, starting from the first President to the current one.
Sir Edward Mutesa II (1924-1969):
His early education was under private auspices and then at King’s College, Budo.
From 1943 to 1945 Mutesa studied at Makerere University College in Kampala.
From 1945 to 1948 he studied history, economics and law at Magdalene College, Cambridge University in England.
He received his military training in the Officer Training Corps in England (where he joined the College Officer Training Corps and was subsequently commissioned as a Captain in the Grenadier Guards).
Apollo Milton Obote (1925-2005):
He received his primary education in 1940 at the Lira Protestant Mission School and his grammar school at Gulu Junior Secondary School at Busoga College Mwiri.
He received his university degree from Makerere University, where he took a general arts course, including English and geography (he wanted to study law but wasn’t taught by school, so he took a general arts course). At Makerere, he may have been expelled for taking part in a student strike, or dismissed after law studies abroad were not funded by the protectorate government.
Honors:
In 1963 he received an honorary doctorate in law from Long Island University in the USA
In 1964 he received the same degree from the University of Delhi, India. After that he always said “Dr.”
Idi Amin Dada (1925–2003):
He attended an Islamic school in Bombo in 1941 and left the school after a few years with only fourth grade English lessons.
He was drafted into the army by a British colonial officer. He joined the army as a cook and was later promoted to officer.
Yusuf Kironde Lule (1912–1985):
Yusuf Lule attended a local elementary school in Mpigi before attending King’s College Budo (1929-1934).
He attended Makerere University College in Kampala to continue his education majoring in sociology (1934-1936).
He went to Fort Hare University in Alice, South Africa (1936-1939).
Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa (1920-2010):
Godfreyt attended King’s College Budo and Makerere College.
He earned an LLB in law from King’s College, London in 1955 and was appointed to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn in 1956.
Paul Muwanga (1921-1991):
We currently have no records of his educational background.
Bazilio Olara-Okello ( de facto head of state of Uganda, 1929–1990)
There are no scientific reports about the former head of state. However, he was part of the Kings African Rifles (KAR) of the regional British colonial army. He was trained in Nakuru, Kenya at the KAR East African Training Wing. He also completed an instructor course at 4th Division Nanyuki Airfield Camp.
Tito Okello Lutwa (1914–1996):
Tito Okello joined what was then the regional colonial army, Kings African Rifles (KAR).
He later joined the Ugandan Army. (No academic qualifications recorded).
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Museveni attended Kyamate Elementary School, Mbarara High School and Ntare School.
He attended the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. There he studied economics and political science and became a Marxist dealing with radical pan-African politics.
Honorary Title:
Humphrey School of Public Affairs, USA – Doctor of Laws 1994.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda – Doctor of Laws 2003.
Latin University of Theology, USA – Doctor of Divinity 2007.
Fatih University, Turkey – Honorary Diploma 2010.
Makerere University, Uganda – Doctor of Laws 2010.
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Doctor of Literature 2011.