17 Facts About Grace Ibingira

Grace Stuart Katebariirwe Ibingira was a Ugandan lawyer and politician.

Grace Ibingira was born on 23 May 1932 in Ibanda County, Ankore District, Uganda Protectorate.

Grace Ibingira graduated in 1953 with a grade one Cambridge School Certificate.

Grace Ibingira was then called to the bar by Middle Temple, being listed as a barrister of the Supreme Court of England.

In 1960, Grace Ibingira cofounded the Uganda People's Congress political party with Milton Obote and Abu Mayanja.

Obote became the leader of the party while Grace Ibingira became its legal adviser.

Grace Ibingira was elected to the Uganda Legislative Council in 1960 by the Ankore Eishengyero.

Grace Ibingira chose Ibingira to serve as Minister of Justice.

Grace Ibingira played an influential role in determining the look of the Flag of Uganda, chairing a committee charged with drafting a design and suggesting that the standard be modeled off of the West German Flag.

Grace Ibingira felt that Obote was not educated enough to serve as Prime Minister of Uganda and believed that he had been given the position solely because of his anti-colonial rhetoric.

In 1964 Grace Ibingira initiated a struggle to gain control of the UPC with the ultimate goal of deposing Obote from the party presidency.

Grace Ibingira convinced Obote that Kakonge posed a threat to his leadership of the UPC.

Grace Ibingira used his new position to purge the party of a number of leftists and endorsed the abolition of the UPC Youth League.

Grace Ibingira concluded that in order to retain power he would have to garner influence in national politics.

Grace Ibingira released Ibingira along with 54 other political prisoners three days later and appointed him Uganda's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

Grace Ibingira attended the Moshi Conference in March 1979 where Ugandan exiles elected Lule to succeed Amin once he was deposed.

In 1980 Grace Ibingira published a book, entitled, African Upheavals since Independence.