| Queen ofUganda | |
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| Details | |
| Style | Her Majesty |
| Formation | 9 October 1962 |
| Abolition | 9 October 1963 |
Elizabeth II wasQueen of Uganda as well as thehead of state ofUganda from 1962 to 1963, when the country was an independentconstitutional monarchy. She was also the sovereign of other countries in theCommonwealth of Nations, including theUnited Kingdom.
The Uganda Independence Act, passed by theParliament of the United Kingdom in 1962, transformed the BritishUganda Protectorate into asovereign state on 9 October 1962. The monarch was ceremonialhead of state with her constitutional roles delegated to thegovernor-general of Uganda.[1]
On 9 October 1962, Uganda became a constitutional monarchy withElizabeth II as the queen of Uganda. She was represented by a governor-general, who carried out duties on her behalf in Uganda. The supreme central legislature became the Parliament of Uganda, consisting of the monarch and the National Assembly.[2] During the independence celebrations, Queen Elizabeth was represented by theDuke andDuchess of Kent. The Duke opened Uganda's first parliament and gave theSpeech from the Throne on the monarch's behalf.[3] In his speech at the formal opening of the National Assembly, the governor-general said that the Government of Uganda recognised Elizabeth as thehead of the Commonwealth and as queen of independent Uganda.[4]
TheParliament of Uganda amended theconstitution in 1963,[5] and on 9 October that year Uganda became anelective monarchy within the Commonwealth, with apresident elected from among the kings of theconstituent sub-national kingdoms and the constitutional heads of districts as its head of state.[6]
Queen Elizabeth visited Uganda on 28–30 April 1954 and 21–24 November 2007, the latter time to attend theCommonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007.[7] The Kazinga National Park, in the west of Uganda, was renamedQueen Elizabeth National Park in 1954 to commemorate her visit.[8]
Elizabeth had the following styles in her role as the monarch of Uganda: