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Julius Nyerere
(Politician)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 13, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Butiama, Tanzania
Died: October 14, 1999
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Mwai Kibaki
(Former President of Kenya)
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Birthdate: November 15, 1931
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gatuyaini
Mwai Kibaki is a Kenyan politician. From 2002 to 2013, Kibaki served as the president of Kenya. Before being elected as the third president of Kenya, Kibaki served as the vice-president of Kenya from 1978 to 1988. Apart from being a politician, Kibaki is an avid golfer and is one of the most important members of the Muthaiga Golf Club.
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Milton Obote
(Ex Prime Minister and 2nd & 7th President of Uganda)
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Birthdate: December 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Apac, Uganda
Died: October 10, 2005
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o
(Writer and Academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu)
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John Sentamu
(Archbishop of York and Primate of England from 2005 to 2020)
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Birthdate: June 10, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kampala, Uganda
Born in Uganda, John Sentamu was a Supreme Court lawyer in his country before he fled to the U.K., having faced jail for criticizing President Idi Amin. He later devoted himself to theology and became the Archbishop of York, thus also becoming first black Archbishop of Britain.
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Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
(Kenyan Political Leader Who Played a Key Role in Kenya's Struggle for Independence)
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Birthdate: 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bondo, Kenya
Died: January 20, 1994
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was a Kenyan political leader who played an important role in Kenya's struggle for independence. After Kenya's independence, Oginga Odinga served as the country's first vice-president from 12 December 1964 to 14 April 1966. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga is best remembered for his autobiography Not Yet Uhuru.
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
(Ugandan-born British journalist and author)
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Martin Ssempa
(Founder of the Makerere Community Church)
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Benjamin Mkapa
(Politician)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 12, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ndanda, Tanzania
Died: July 24, 2020
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Joseph Kabila
(4th President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Birthdate: June 4, 1971
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Janet Museveni
(First Lady of Uganda)
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Birthdate: June 24, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kajara County, Ntungamo District, Uganda
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Anne Kansiime
(Africa's Queen of Comedy)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 13, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mparo, Rukiga, Uganda
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Bobi Wine
(Politician, Musician)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 12, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nkozi, Uganda
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Hamis Kiggundu
(Businessperson, Writer)
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 10, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lukerere, Kalungu, Uganda
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Jacob Oulanyah
(Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 23, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gulu, Uganda
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Amama Mbabazi
(9th Prime Minister of Uganda from 24 May 2011 to 19 September 2014)
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David Muhoozi
(Ugandan Military Officer)
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James Kabarebe
(Politician, Military officer)
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Kizza Besigye
(President of the Forum for Democratic Change)
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Godfrey Binaisa
(5th President of Uganda)
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Birthdate: May 30, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kampala, Uganda
Died: August 5, 2010
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Kayumba Nyamwasa
(General, Diplomat)
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Mowzey Radio
(Musician)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Busoga, Uganda
Died: February 1, 2018
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Rebecca Kadaga
(First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda)
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Elly Tumwine
(Commander of the National Resistance Army)
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Sam Kutesa
(Member of the Ruling National Resistance Movement)
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Birthdate: February 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Uganda Protectorate Uganda
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Spice Diana
(Musician)
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Miria Obote
(First Lady of Uganda)
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Birthdate: July 16, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kawempe, Kampala, Uganda
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Patrick Karegeya
(Politician, Military personnel)
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Jessica Alupo
(9th Vice President of Uganda)
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Kale Kayihura
(Military personnel)
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Moses Ali
(Participated in 1971 Ugandan coup d'état)
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Gaetano Kagwa
(Actor, Radio presenter)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 22, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kampala, Uganda
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David Rubadiri
(Poet ranked as one of Africa's most widely anthologized and celebrated poets to emerge after independence)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 19, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liuli, Tanzania
Died: September 15, 2018
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Stella Nyanzi
(Human rights activist)
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Rashidi Kawawa
(Politician)
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Birthdate: May 27, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Matepwende, Tanganyika
Died: December 31, 2009
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Flavia Tumusiime
(Actress)
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Sabiiti Muzeyi
(Ugandan military officer)
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Margaret Kenyatta
(Kenyan Politician Who Served as the Mayor of Nairobi from 1970 to 1976)
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Birthdate: February 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya
Died: April 5, 2017
Margaret Kenyatta was a Kenyan politician who served as the Mayor of Nairobi from 1970 to 1976. An important politician, she also served as her country's Permanent Representative to the UN from 1976 to 1986. Margaret Kenyatta is also remembered as the daughter of Jomo Kenyatta, who served as Kenya's first president.
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Clare Akamanzi
(Politician, Lawyer)
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Cleopa Msuya
(Politician)
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Monica Musenero
(Ugandan women scientist)
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Henry Tayali
(Artist)
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Birthdate: November 22, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Serenje
Died: July 22, 1987
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Micere Githae Mugo
(Kenyan-born Zimbabwean Author, Playwright, Poet, and Activist)
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Birthdate: 1942 AD
Birthplace: Baricho, Kirinyaga District, Kenya
Micere Githae Mugo is a Kenyan-born Zimbabwean author, playwright, poet, and activist. A literary critic, she also serves as the professor of literature at Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies. Over the years, Micere Githae Mugo has received several prestigious awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in African Literature from the Royal African Society in 2021.
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Agnes Kalibata
(Rwandan Agricultural Scientist)
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Birthplace: Rwanda
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Kahinda Otafiire
(Military officer, Politician)
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Pamela Mboya
(Kenyan Diplomat, Political Activist and the Wife of Tom Mboya, One of the Founding Father's of Kenya)
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Birthdate: 1938 AD
Birthplace: Maseno, Kenya
Died: January 26, 2009
Pamela Mboya was a Kenyan diplomat and political activist. She is best remembered as the wife of Tom Mboya, who is counted among the founding fathers of Kenya. Pamela Mboya became an iconic figure in Kenya during the 1970s after images of her grieving the death of her husband in 1969 spread like wildfire throughout the country; Tom was assassinated.
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Kanyama Chiume
(Politician, Teacher)
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Birthdate: November 22, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Malawi
Died: November 21, 2007
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Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo
(Ugandan Politician)
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Birthplace: Uganda
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Thomas R. Odhiambo
(Kenyan Environmental Activist and Entomologist)
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Birthdate: February 4, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nyanza Province, Kenya
Died: May 26, 2003
Thomas R. Odhiambo was a Kenyan environmental activist and entomologist. He is credited with founding an international scientific research institute called the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology. Thomas R. Odhiambo also helped found three institutions of learning, namely the African Academy of Sciences, the Kenyan National Academy of Sciences, and the Third World Academy of Sciences.
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Jim Muhwezi
(Lawyer, Politician)
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