Dani Wadada Nabudere
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Dani Wadada Nabudere was a Uganda
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n academic, author, political scientist and development specialist. He was a professor at the Islamic University
Islamic University
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 and Executive Director of the Marcus Garvey Pan-Afrikan Institute, Mbale
Mbale
Mbale is a city in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municiplal, administrative and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. The district is named after the town.-Location:...

. He was a barrister and former member of the Uganda National Liberation Front
Uganda National Liberation Front
The Uganda National Liberation Front was a political group formed by exiled Ugandans opposed to the rule of Idi Amin with an accompanying military wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army . UNLA fought alongside Tanzanian forces in the Uganda-Tanzania War that led to the overthrow of Idi Amin's...

 government.

Career

Nabudere obtained the degree of LLB (London
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) in 1963 and was admitted as a barrister at law, Lincolns Inn, London, in the same year. He was previously Associate Professor at the University of Dar es Salaam
University of Dar es Salaam
The University of Dar es Salaam is a university in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. The university was born out of a decision taken in 1970 to split the then University of East Africa into three independent universities; Makerere University , University of Nairobi and University of Dar es...

, Tanzania
Tanzania
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, and Visiting Professor at the University of Zimbabwe
University of Zimbabwe
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. Professor Nabudere was Minister of Justice in 1979 and Minister of Culture, Community Development and Rehabilitation in 1979–1980 in the UNLF Interim Government of Uganda. He was President of the African Association of Political Science from 1983 to 1985 and Vice-President of the International Science Association (IPSA) from 1985 to 1988. He is currently engaged in a collaboration arrangement with the University of South Africa
University of South Africa
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in joint research projects under the umbrella theme of “Reclaiming the Future”.
He is currently the executive director and principal of the Marcus Garvey Pan-Afrikan Institute (MPAI), Mbale, Uganda. Over the last ten years, Nabudere has been working on setting up grassroots organisations to assist rural communities and raise their voices over issues that concern their lives.

Selected writings

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