Deo K. Rwabiita (1943 – 7 June 2017) was a Ugandan politician and diplomat. Born in

Ibanda District Ibanda District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Ibanda is the site of the district headquarters. Location Ibanda District is bordered by Kitagwenda District to the west, Kamwenge District to the north, Kiruhura D ...

in 1943, Rwabiita studied marketing at the

University of Nairobi The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; ) is a college, collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest List of universities and colleges in Kenya, university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dat ...

in Kenya. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Relief and Social Rehabilitation in 1988 and took office in the

parliament of Uganda The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Uganda. One of its primary functions is to pass laws that support effective governance in the country. Government ministers are required to answer to the people's represe ...

later that year as a representative of Ibanda. He served until 2001 and was succeeded in office by

John Byabagambi John Byabagambi (born 8 May 1958) is a Ugandan engineer and politician. He was the Cabinet Minister for Karamoja Affairs, in the Cabinet of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016, and was replaced by Mary Goretti Kitutu on 8 J ...

. Rwabiita later served as Ugandan ambassador to Belgium, Germany, and Italy. He died at the age of 74 on 7 June 2017, while at

Kiruddu General Hospital Kiruddu General Hospital, also known as Kiruddu General Referral Hospital, is a hospital in Uganda. It is an urban, public, general hospital. It cost an estimated US$10.3 million (about USh37 billion) plus about $350,000 in supervisory fees to ...

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