Paulo Muwanga

Muwanga was born in Uganda. He joined the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration (1943–50) before entering politics in 1950.[2] He served as a member of Parliament from 1962 to 1964, before becoming ambassador to Egypt (1964–70) and France (1970–72).[2] He was then in exile in England from 1972 to 1978, before returning to fight in the Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–9).[2] He served briefly as minister of internal affairs, first under Yusuf Lule and then under Godfrey Binaisa.[2] Binaisa attempted to have Muwanga demoted to an ambassador in February 1980, but Muwanga appealed directly to the National Consultative Commission.[3] He was reappointed, this time as minister of labour, the same month, and held that position until May 1980.[2][3]

On 12 May 1980, the army overthrew Binaisa and installed a six-man Military Commission headed by Muwanga.[3] The commission was the de facto president of Uganda for a few days until the establishment of the Presidential Commission of Uganda. That commission, with Muwanga as chairman, held the powers of the president of Uganda between 22 May and 15 December 1980.

Following the elections held on 10 December 1980, Muwanga installed himself as the head of the Electoral Commission and declared Milton Obote's Uganda People's Congress the winner. The election results were contested, leading Yoweri Museveni to undertake a guerilla war in protest.

Between 1980 and 1985, he served as Vice President of Uganda and minister of defence under Obote.[2] He was briefly prime minister of Uganda (July[2] or 1 August – 25 August 1985) under President Tito Okello,[2] before being succeeded by Abraham Waligo.[4]

He was arrested in October 1986, acquitted in 1988, and detained again 1989–90.[2]

He was married to Catherine Kasalina Zawedde Muwanga. They had sixteen children, notably Emmanuel Muwanga, his heir apparent who died in 2016.

Yayeri Muwanga who was one of the first black female investment bankers to head a Fortune 500 company.

Dr. Nansozi Kasalina Muwanga, a prominent International Politics and Governance consultant, who has worked with the Rokafeller foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation . The Nelson Mandela Foundation, the world bank, Africa Development Bank.

Tina Muwanga, a distinguished Architect based in cape town South Africa, who owns the TMA company. An Architecting firm responsible for many key marker projects in and around Africa.

Kibuuka Muwanga, who runs an organic farm Called Jali organics which exports dried fruit to Japan.

His Grandchildren

One of Muwanga's older granddaughters is actress Zawe Ashton.[5]

Nakimera Kim Sebuliba, an Entrepreneur and youth activist based in Kampala Uganda . She owns and runs a youth led events company called kasana Events www.kasanaevents.org which is known for encouraging youth activity through entertainment. She is known as the first female Live events Promotor In Eastern Africa .

Seduge Muwanga owner of Visual Engineering services son of his late heir Emmanuel Muwanga.

He was an avid chess player and was known for his love of his family and his wife.

• Uganda since 1979, part of the History of Uganda series.
• President of Uganda
• Politics of Uganda
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