In the political history of Uganda, Ruhakana Rugunda is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Ruhakana Rugunda as Ugandan politician.
Ruhakana Rugunda was born at Kabale in 1947. His recorded nationality is Uganda. He was educated at University of California, Berkeley and Makerere University.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The record of office reads: ambassador, Member of Parliament of Uganda and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda (1994–1996).
His political affiliation is recorded as National Resistance Movement.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
That the career was made in Uganda is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Ruhakana Rugunda's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- ambassador
- Member of Parliament of Uganda
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda (1994–1996)
- Minister of Health of Uganda
- Educated at University of California, Berkeley and Makerere University
