Miria Obote | |
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| First Lady of Uganda | |
| In office 17 December 1980 – 27 July 1985 | |
| President | Milton Obote |
| In office 15 April 1966 – 25 January 1971 | |
| President | Milton Obote |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Kyolaba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miria Kalule 16 July 1936 Kampala, Uganda Protectorate |
Miria Obote (née Kalule; born 16 July 1936) is a Ugandan politician who was first lady of Uganda, and widow of former Prime Minister and President Milton Obote. She was a candidate in the 2006 Ugandan general election.[1]
Miria Kalule was born in Kawempe, to Bulasio Kalule, a civil servant who worked with the Department of Road Maintenance in the Ministry of Works[2] and his wife Malita.[3]
She attended Gayaza High School and later Makerere University.[4][5]
Miria Obote returned to Uganda from Zambia in October 2005,[6] after 20 years in exile, to bury her husband.[7] Two months later, she was elected as head of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) and as its presidential candidate for the next election. The UPC was founded by her husband[8] and led by him until his death. She garnered 0.6% of the vote in the February 23, 2006 presidential election, which was won by the sitting president, Yoweri Museveni.
Miria married Milton Obote in November 1963[9][10] and they had 4 children between them including Jimmy Akena, a Member of Parliament representing Lira Municipality.[11]