List of Governors of Uganda
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This page contains a list of Military Administrators, Commissioners and Governors of Uganda
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The office of Governor of Uganda was ultimately replaced by a President of Uganda
after a brief transition to a Governor-General.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
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The office of Governor of Uganda was ultimately replaced by a President of Uganda
President of Uganda
-List of Presidents of Uganda:-Affiliations:-See also:*Uganda*Vice President of Uganda*Prime Minister of Uganda*Politics of Uganda*History of Uganda*Political parties of Uganda...
after a brief transition to a Governor-General.
Military Administrator, 1890–1892
- Frederick John Dealtry Lugard (b. 1858 – d. 1945) 26 Dec 1890 – May 1892
Commissioner, 1893–1910
- Sir Gerald Herbert Portal (b. 1858 – d. 1897): 1 Apr 1893 – 30 May 1893
- James Ronald Leslie MacDonaldJames Macdonald (engineer)James Ronald Leslie Macdonald was a Scottish engineer, explorer and cartographer. He served as a British Army engineer, rose to the rank of Brigadier-General and was knighted...
(b. 1862 – d. 1927): 30 May 1893 – 4 Nov 1893 (acting) - Sir Henry Edward ColvilleHenry Edward ColvilleMajor-General Sir Henry Edward Colville KCMG CB was an English soldier.-Biography:Colville was born at Kirkby Hall, Leicestershire. He was the son of Charles Robert Colville and Hon. Katherine Sarah Georgina Russell....
(b. 1852 – d. 1907): 4 Nov 1893 – 10 May 1894 - Frederick Jackson: 10 May 1894 – 24 Aug 1894 (acting)
- Ernest James Berkeley (b. 1857 – d. 1932): 24 Aug 1894 – Dec 1899
- Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston (b. 1858 – d. 1927): Dec 1899 – Nov 1901
- Sir James Hayes SadlerJames Hayes SadlerColonel Sir James Hayes Sadler, KCMG, CB was a British diplomat and civil servant.In 1854 Sadler was commissioned into the Artillery Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia...
(b. 1851 – d. 1910): Nov 1901 – 20 Nov 1907 - Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell (b. 1864 – d. 1952): 20 Nov 1907 – 31 Jan 1910
- Sir Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux (b. 1870 – d. 1943): 1 Feb 1910 – 18 Oct 1910
Governors of Uganda, 1910–1962
- Sir Harry Cordeaux: 1910 – 1911 (also Commissioner in early 1910)
- Sir Frederick Jackson: 1911 – 1918
- Sir Robert CoryndonRobert CoryndonSir Robert Thorne Coryndon was a British colonial administrator, a former secretary of Cecil Rhodes who became Governor of the colonies of Uganda and Kenya ....
: 1918 – 1922 - Sir Geoffrey Archer: 1922 – 1925
- Sir William Gowers: 1925 – 1932
- Sir Bernard Henry BourdillonBernard Henry BourdillonSir Bernard Henry Bourdillon was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of Uganda and of Nigeria .-Early years:Bourdillon was born on 3 December 1883 at Emu Bay, Tasmania....
: 1932 – 1935 - Sir Philip MitchellPhilip Euen MitchellSir Philip Euen Mitchell was a British Colonial administrator who served as Governor of Uganda , Governor of Fiji and Governor of Kenya .-Birth and education:...
: 1935 – 1940 - Sir Charles Dundas: 1940 – 1945
- Sir John Hall: 1945 – 1952
- Sir Andrew CohenAndrew Cohen (statesman)Sir Andrew Benjamin Cohen KCMG KCVO OBE was Governor of Uganda from 1952 to 1957.- Early life and education :...
: 1952 – 1957 - Sir Frederick CrawfordFrederick Crawford (colonial administrator)Sir Frederick Crawford KCMG, MBE was a British colonial administrator.He was Governor of the Seychelles between 1951 and 1953. He was Deputy Governor of Kenya from 1953 to 1957 during the Mau Mau uprising. He was Governor of Uganda from 1957 to 1961.He became a director of the Anglo-American...
: 1957 – 1961 - Sir Walter CouttsWalter CouttsSir Walter Fleming Coutts, KCMG, MBE was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's last Governor before independence, from 1961–1962. He was Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963.-See also:...
: 1961 – 1962 (also Governor-General until 1963)