Milton Obote
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Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served twice as the country’s president and played a central role in its post-independence politics.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milton Obote canonical | 11 |
| Idi Amin | 2 |
| Apolo Milton Obote | 1 |
| Milton Obote government | 1 |
| Obote | 1 |
| Obote family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2084644 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milton Obote Context triple: [Uganda People’s Congress, foundedBy, Milton Obote]
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A.
Raila Odinga
Raila Odinga is a prominent Kenyan politician and longtime opposition leader who has served as Prime Minister and played a central role in the country’s pro-democracy and reform movements.
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B.
Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi was the second president of Kenya, serving from 1978 to 2002 and becoming one of the country's longest-serving and most influential political leaders.
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C.
Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere was the first president of independent Tanzania, a prominent African nationalist and advocate of African socialism and pan-African unity.
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D.
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became the country’s first prime minister and later its first president, widely regarded as the founding father of modern Kenya.
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E.
Mwai Kibaki
Mwai Kibaki was a Kenyan economist and politician who served as the third President of Kenya from 2002 to 2013.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milton Obote Target entity description: Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served twice as the country’s president and played a central role in its post-independence politics.
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A.
Raila Odinga
Raila Odinga is a prominent Kenyan politician and longtime opposition leader who has served as Prime Minister and played a central role in the country’s pro-democracy and reform movements.
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B.
Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi was the second president of Kenya, serving from 1978 to 2002 and becoming one of the country's longest-serving and most influential political leaders.
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C.
Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere was the first president of independent Tanzania, a prominent African nationalist and advocate of African socialism and pan-African unity.
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D.
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became the country’s first prime minister and later its first president, widely regarded as the founding father of modern Kenya.
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E.
Mwai Kibaki
Mwai Kibaki was a Kenyan economist and politician who served as the third President of Kenya from 2002 to 2013.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Akokoro, Apac District, Uganda ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Uganda ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-10-10 ⓘ |
| education |
Busoga College Mwiri
ⓘ
Makerere College (did not complete) ⓘ
linked to:
Makerere University
|
| era | post-colonial Africa ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lango ⓘ |
| familyName |
Obote
ⓘ
linked to:
Milton Obote
|
| founderOf | Uganda People’s Congress ⓘ |
| givenName | Apollo ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Uganda ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Uganda ⓘ |
| knownFor |
central role in post-independence Ugandan politics
ⓘ
leading Uganda after independence ⓘ two non-consecutive presidencies of Uganda ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Lango ⓘ |
| movement | Ugandan independence movement ⓘ |
| name | Milton Obote ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1966 Ugandan constitution ("Pigeonhole Constitution")
ⓘ
linked to:
Constitution of Uganda
|
| officeAssumed |
President of Uganda, 1966
ⓘ
President of Uganda, 1980 ⓘ Prime Minister of Uganda, 1962 ⓘ |
| officeLeft |
President of Uganda, 1971
ⓘ
President of Uganda, 1985 ⓘ Prime Minister of Uganda, 1966 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Akoroko, Apac District, Uganda Protectorate
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Region, Uganda
|
| placeOfDeath | Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Uganda People’s Congress ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Uganda
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Uganda ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Edward Mutesa II
ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick Mutesa II
|
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| residence | Kampala ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
abolished traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967
ⓘ
led Uganda to become a republic in 1966 ⓘ overthrown by military rebellion in 1985 ⓘ overthrown in a military coup by Idi Amin in 1971 ⓘ returned to power after 1980 Ugandan general election ⓘ |
| spouse | Miria Obote ⓘ |
| successor |
Idi Amin
ⓘ
Tito Okello Lutwa ⓘ |
| workedIn | politics ⓘ |
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