List of governors of Uganda

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Governor of Uganda
Standard of the Governor of the Uganda Protectorate.svg
Standard of the Governor of Uganda
Reports toThe Monarch of the United Kingdom
Residence State House, Entebbe
Formation26 December 1890
First holder Frederick John Dealtry Lugard
Final holder Walter Coutts
Abolished9 October 1962

This is a list of military administrators, commissioners, governors and governors-general of Uganda.

Contents

The governor of Uganda was ultimately replaced by a president of Uganda after a brief transition to a governor-general.

Military administrator, 1890–1892

Commissioners, 1893–1910

Governors of Uganda, 1910–1962

Governor-General of Uganda, 1962–1963

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References

  1. "No. 27403". The London Gazette . 4 February 1902. p. 709.