Kintu Musoke (born 8 May 1938) is a
Uganda
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n politician, closely associated with President
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and Officer (armed forces), military officer who is the ninth and current president of Uganda since 1986. As of 2025, he is the third-List of current state lead ...
.
He served as
Prime Minister of Uganda
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from 18 November 1994 to 5 April 1999. He was later appointed to head a task force on fighting
AIDS
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in Uganda.
He also serves as an Advisor to the President of Uganda.
Background and education
Kintu Musoke was born in
Masaka District to Yafeesi Kintu and Eseza Nassiwa on 8 May 1938. He attended Kabungo Native Anglican Church School and Buwere Primary School. He transferred to
Kings College Budo
King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda).
Location
The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by roa ...
for his O-Level and A-Level education. He holds a degree of
Bachelor of Arts
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in
Political Science
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,
Philosophy
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and
Journalism
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, obtained from
Delhi University
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in
India
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.
Career
Following his graduation from university in 1963, he returned to Uganda and entered politics as a
UPC youth mobilizer. In 1965, he was expelled from the party together with the other members belonging to a faction led by the UPC's Secretary General
John Kakonge. He then abstained from politics until 1980, when he participated in the formation of the
Uganda Patriotic Movement
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The UPM participated in the December 1980 general ...
, which eventually morphed into the
National Resistance Movement
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History
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) was founded as a liberation movement that waged a guerrilla war through its rebel wing National ...
. During his lifetime, he has worked with several newspapers, including ''Uganda Eyogera'', ''
Uganda Argus'', ''The African Pilot'' and ''
Weekly Topic''.
See also
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Jaberi Bidandi Ssali
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Kirunda Kivejinja
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Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and Officer (armed forces), military officer who is the ninth and current president of Uganda since 1986. As of 2025, he is the third-List of current state lead ...
*
Cabinet of Uganda
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Accor ...
References
External links
Bidandi Raps Museveni In Book
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1938 births
Living people
Prime ministers of Uganda
National Resistance Movement politicians
Ganda people
People from Masaka District
Delhi University alumni