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Uganda
1962–1963
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "For God and My Country"
Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty"
Capital	Kampala
Government	Federal parliamentary 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
Preceded by Succeeded by Uganda Protectorate State of Uganda

Uganda became an independent sovereign state on 9 October 1962. As a Commonwealth realm, the British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Uganda until the link with the British monarchy was severed on 9 October 1963 and the Kabaka (King) of Buganda, Sir Edward Mutesa II, became the first President of Uganda.

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 became a republic 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 as Buganda) continued in existence. 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.

References

1. Mara Malagodi, Luke McDonagh and Thomas Poole. "The Dominion model of transitional constitutionalism." International Journal of Constitutional Law. 17:4 (October 2019) p. 1284 n 7. doi:10.1093/icon/moz083
2. "THE CONSTITUTION OF UGANDA, 1962". Buganda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.

External links

• Ben Cahoon. "Uganda". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
• "Uganda: Heads of State: 1962-1963". Archontology.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
• "Uganda Ministers". Guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
• "UGANDA BILL (Hansard, 10 March 1964)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 10 March 1964. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

• Former Commonwealth realms
• Government of Uganda
• Political history of Uganda
• Uganda and the Commonwealth of Nations
• Uganda–United Kingdom relations
• 1962 establishments in Uganda
• 1963 disestablishments in Africa