Today in History, May 27, 1980: Obote returns from exile
May 27, 2016
A former Uganda President Dr. Apollo Milton Obote spent nine years in Tanzania
Former President Milton Obote returned to Uganda after nine years of exile in Tanzania.
He landed in Bushenyi amidst ululations from Uganda Peoples' Congress (UPC) party supporters.
Accompanied by his wife Miria and their children, Obote flew from Tanzania in a military plane.