Manuel Pinto (25 December 1938 – 14 April 2008) was a member of the

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where he served on various statutory committees and committees, he was a government minister from 1993 to 1995 and the first director general of the commission on

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in Uganda from 1992 to 1995. Pinto was Chief Scout of Uganda and served as the Chairman of the Africa Scout Committee.

Background

He died in

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after a car accident. In 2003, Pinto was awarded the 297th ''

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'', the only distinction of the

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, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.

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1938 births 2008 deaths Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting and Guiding in Uganda {{Uganda-bio-stub