2018 in Uganda

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Events in the year 2018 in Uganda.

Incumbents

• President: Yoweri Museveni
• Vice President: Edward Ssekandi
• Prime Minister: Ruhakana Rugunda

Events

• February - Flood kills at least 45 people.[1]

• 25 May – Bus accident left 22 people dead and another 15 were injured. [2]

• 16 August - Arrest of opposition leader MP Bobi Wine
• 11 October - At least 41 people are killed after a river bursts its bank in Bududa, Uganda. Many more are injured and dozens are displaced. [3]

Deaths

Geoffrey Oryema in 2001

• 5 January – Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo, Anglican prelate, Archbishop of Uganda (b. 1938).[4]

• 8 January – James Makumbi, physician and politician (b. 1942)

• 1 February – Mowzey Radio, musician (b. 1985)

• 22 June – Geoffrey Oryema, musician (b. 1953).[5]

References

1. "Uganda strives to contain raging cholera outbreaks". Xinhua News Agency. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
2. Feingold, Spencer (26 May 2018). "At least 22 killed in Uganda bus crash". CNN. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45836381
4. "Livingstone Nkoyoyo dead at 80". anglican.ink. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
5. "France Based Ugandan Music Legend Geoffrey Oryema Dies at 65". Kampala Post. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.