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Uganda | |||||||||
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| 1962–1963 | |||||||||
 Flag  Coat of arms | |||||||||
| Motto: "For God and My Country" | |||||||||
| Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kampala | ||||||||
| Government | Federalparliamentary 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 independentsovereign state on 9 October 1962. As aCommonwealth realm,[1] theBritish monarch,Elizabeth II, remainedhead of state asQueen of Uganda until the link with the British monarchy was severed on 9 October 1963 and theKabaka (King) ofBuganda,Sir Edward Mutesa II, became the firstPresident of Uganda.
Direct British rule of theUganda Protectorate ended in 1962 with the Uganda Independence Act, which granted independence of the protectorate under the name "Uganda" but retained the British monarch, Elizabeth II, as nominal head of state andQueen of Uganda. Her constitutional roles as head of state were mostly delegated to theGovernor-General of UgandaSir Walter Coutts, who was the only holder of the office.
Milton Obote held office asprime minister andhead of government.
In 1963, Uganda adopted a new constitution which abolished the links with the British monarchy. Uganda became arepublic within the Commonwealth. However, the new Ugandan state was deliberately referred to as a state rather than a republic, and the constituent native kingdoms (such asBuganda) continued in existence.[2] The description "State" implied that the country was not arepublic but instead a federation of tribal kingdoms. Following the proclamation of the State of Uganda on 9 October 1963, theKabaka (King) of Buganda,Edward Mutesa II, became the firstPresident of Uganda. Uganda did not become a republicde jure until 1966 with Obote's conflict with President Edward Mutesa II.
