Uganda (1962–1963)
African country from 1962 to 1963
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History
Direct British rule of the Uganda 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 and Queen of Uganda. Her constitutional roles as head of state were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Uganda Sir Walter Coutts, who was the only holder of the office.
Milton Obote held office as prime minister and head of government.
In 1963, Uganda adopted a new constitution which abolished the links with the British monarchy. Uganda remained in the Commonwealth of Nations, but became a federal elective monarchy under the name State of Uganda in which the office of the President of Uganda was elected by parliament from among the 5 subnational monarchs. The description "State" implied that the country was not a republic but instead a federation of tribal kingdoms. Following the proclamation of the State of Uganda on 9 October 1963, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda, Edward Mutesa II, became the first President of Uganda. Uganda did not become a republic de jure until 1966 with Obote's conflict with President Edward Mutesa II.