John Babiiha was a Ugandan politician, rancher and farmer.
11 Facts About John Babiiha
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John Babiiha was Uganda's first Republican Vice President under the Uganda People's Congress which was led by Apollo Milton Obote.
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John Babiiha served as the Minister of Animal Resources under Milton Obote.
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John Babiiha is believed to have founded the Uganda People's Congress Party in 1959 with Obote, Sam Odaka and Felix Rwambarari.
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John Babiiha studied at St Joseph's College, Mbarara and St Mary's College, Kisubi.
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John Babiiha started work as a veterinary officer from 1939 until 1946, when he joined the Toro kingdom government, as secretary and then assistant treasurer to the local parliament.
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John Babiiha stood for Parliament for Toro Central in the first elections in 1958, as leader of his own Uganda Peoples' Union Party and again in the general election of March 1961, winning his seat both times.
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John Babiiha then merged his party with others to join the Uganda Peoples' Congress of Milton Obote in 1960; he then became national chairman of the party.
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John Babiiha served as Uganda's first republican Vice President after the abolition of traditional institutions in 1967.
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John Babiiha temporarily assumed control of government and declared a national state of emergency on 19 December 1969, when the Uganda People's Congress party president and the then President of Uganda Milton Obote got injured in an attempted assassination.
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John Babiiha died in March 1982 and was buried at his home in Kibimba village, Fort Portal municipality.