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The Uganda People's Congress (UPC; Swahili: Congress ya Watu wa Uganda) is a political party in Uganda. [2] [3] UPC was founded in 1960 by Milton Obote, who led the country to independence alongside UPC member of parliament A.G. Mehta. [4] Obote later served two presidential terms under the party's banner. Obote was still the party head when he ...
Olara A. Otunnu (born 6 September 1950) [1] [2] is a Ugandan politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was President of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), a political party, from 2010 to 2015 and stood as the party's candidate in the 2011 presidential election. [3]
In March 1960, Obote became the first president of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) which was born from the merger of the Uganda National Congress (UNC) and the Uganda People's Union (UPU) which had been established in 1959 by some members of the Legco. [3] This event further strengthened Obote's position in national politics.
This period marked the return to power of Milton Obote and the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), following the disputed national elections of 1980. The speaker of the Fourth Parliament was Francis Butagira , a Harvard -trained lawyer. the Fourth Parliament ended when General Basilio Olara Okello overthrew Obote and the UPC government in 1985.
The UPC, on the other hand, represented the grievances of the non-Baganda who had been dominated by Baganda since 1600. The Uganda National Congress, later to become the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), was led by Milton Obote. Like the Democratic Party, the UPC campaigned for a unitary modern state.
In 2021, Aguti contested for the woman MP seat for Dokolo district and lost to Cecilia Ogwal who got 32,223 votes compared to her 10,460 votes. [1] [2] [5] [6]Aguti was declared the flag bearer for UPC on 19 February 2024 during the party district conference at Dokolo catholic parish, [1] [2] after other two party members withdrawn their interests.
The Uganda People's Union together with the Obote-led faction of the UNC formed a new party, the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), in March 1960. The DP and UPC parties became major political parties in Uganda. The UNC became less of a force, mainly because DP became popular and a new party, Kabaka Yekka, emerged. [7]
Despite this, the UPC sounded out a political alliance with the Baganda leaders and the Kabaka (King) of Buganda, Mutesa II. After several negotiations, the UPC and Baganda leaders held a conference whereupon an agreement was reached. Soon afterwards the Baganda created the Kabaka Yekka and joined an alliance with the UPC. [4]