1. Apolo Robin Nsibambi was a Ugandan academic and politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Uganda from 5 April 1999 until 24 May 2011, when Amama Mbabazi succeeded him.
10 Facts About Apolo Nsibambi
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Apolo Nsibambi was one of 12 children born to Eva Bakaluba and Semyoni Nsibambi, a leader in the Balokole movement or the "East African Revival".
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Apolo Nsibambi attended King's College Budo for his high school education.
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Apolo Nsibambi held a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, with honors, from the Makerere University.
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Apolo Nsibambi held a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Chicago in the United States.
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Apolo Nsibambi was appointed head of the Department of Political Science at Makerere University in 1987, a position he held until 1990.
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Apolo Nsibambi was Director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research from 1994 to 1996.
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Apolo Nsibambi served as the chancellor of Makerere University from 2003 until October 2007.
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Apolo Nsibambi taught at the university in the 1960s, befriending author Paul Theroux, who interviewed Nsibambi in his travelogue Dark Star Safari.
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Apolo Nsibambi married Esther Nsibambi in March 2003 after the death of his first wife, Rhoda, in December 2001.