| Tito Okello |
Article Index for Tito |
Website Links For Tito |
Information AboutTito Okello |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT TITO OKELLO | |
| presidents of uganda | |
| ugandan politicians | |
| leaders who took power by coup | |
| 1914 births | |
| 1996 deaths | |
| SHOPPER'S DELIGHT | |
|
Tito Lutwa Okello ( 1914 - June 3 1996 ) was a Commander in the joint Tanzanian Army and Exiled Ugandans that removed Idi Amin in 1979, and Commander of Uganda army -( UNLA ) - from 1980 to 1985. In 1985, together with Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello , he staged the Coup that ousted president Obote , becoming the leader of Uganda . He ruled for six months until he was overthrown by the National Resistance Army operating under the leadership of the current president, Yoweri Museveni . His son Henry Oryem Okello is the current Minister of State for Education and Sport. His brother, Erisanweri Opira , was abducted from his home in the Kitgum District of northern Uganda by a rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). His abduction was considered unusual as the LRA usually kidnaps prospective soldiers - Opira was aged in his late seventies. SEE ALSO
|