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  1. Yusuf LuleFourth president of Uganda
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    BornYusuf Kironde Lule · 10 April 1912 · Kampala, Uganda Protectorate
    Died21 January 1985 (aged 72) · London, United Kingdom
    Political partyDemocratic Party
    SpouseHannah Lule (1924-2011)
    Chairman of the Uganda National Liberation Front

    Following the outbreak of the Uganda–Tanzania War, Ugandan rebels and exiles began making preparations for the establishment of a new government to follow Idi Amin's regime. After the Tanzania People's D… See more

    President of Uganda

    Caught unprepared by the fall of Kampala, Lule hurriedly compiled a list of ministers meant to represent the ethnic balances of Uganda's population. On 12 April 1979 Lule and his cabinet boarded a flight from Dar es Salaam to … See more

    Later life

    Out of office, Lule was flown to Tanzania, where he was detained under armed guard before being allowed to fly to London. He later went to Nairobi, Kenya. In 1980 Uganda hosted general elections to elect a new govern… See more

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