Godfrey Binaisa

Godfrey Binaisa
5th President of Uganda
In office
20 June 1979 – 12 May 1980
Preceded byYusuf Lule (interim)
Succeeded byPaulo Muwanga
Personal details
Born
Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa

(1920-05-30)30 May 1920
Kampala, Uganda
Died5 August 2010(2010-08-05) (aged 90)
Kampala, Uganda
Political partyUNC (1952–1962)
UPC (1962–1980)
UPM (1980–1986)
URM (1986–2010)
Other political
affiliations
UNLF (1979–1980)
Spouse(s)Irene Marjorie Kabamori (?–2003)
Tomoko Yamamoto (2004–2005)
Alma materKing's College London
ProfessionLawyer, Politician

Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa QC (30 May 1920 – 5 August 2010) was a Ugandan lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of Uganda from June 1979 to May 1980. Earlier, he was Attorney General of Uganda from 1962 to 1968. At the time of his death in 2010, he was Uganda's only surviving former president.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference State Funeral for the Late Godfrey Binaisa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "President Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa | State House Uganda". www.statehouse.go.ug. Retrieved 8 July 2023.