UPC (Uganda)

Uganda People's Congress

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by Ivan Sache, 16 Nov 2001

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Uganda People's Congress

Last month Jesse Alecho wrote to us reporting the Uganda PC flag is black, red and blue.  I followed this up with him, and he replied below (with a URL that proves it - interesting history  of Uganda there too, but no mention of a flag).  Smith [smi75b]
clearly states that the modern Ugandan flag is based on the UPC flag black, yellow, red.  Can someone with some other
sources please check the origin of the Ugandan flag?
Rob Raeside, 12 Jun 2000

Jesse's statement is confirmed by the party consitution, as shown on the party website:
There shall be the flag of the Party of tricolour: Black (for African Personality), Red (for human equality and Brotherhood) and Blue (for Peace and Justice). The Party tricolour flag shall be in horizontal form with Black on top, Red in the middle, followed by the Blue. The website contains a detailed (very interesting but probably a bit UPC-oriented) history of UPC and Uganda, from which I have extracted the most relevant data: UPC was formed on 9 Mar 1960, and led the Ugandese government at independence (9 Oct 1962). The party leader and Prime Minister, Milton Obote, was overthrown by Idi Amin Dada on 25 Jun 1971. In 1979, Amin was overthrown by Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF). Obote came back to Uganda on 27 May 1980 and UPC came back to power in Dec 1980. In Jul 1985, Obote was again overthrown by a military junta, later replaced by NRM (National Resistance Movement) led by current President Yoweri Museveni. In 1966, Obote and UPC had written a new Constitution, which definitively abolished the kingdom of Buganda.
I have not found anything about the change in flag colours. It *could* be that use of the national colours by the political parties is no longer allowed in Uganda.
Ivan Sache, 16 Nov 2001

UPC historic flag

This is the historic flag of the Uganda People's Congress, as seen in "Flags through the Ages and across the World", 1975.
Ivan Sache, 27 March 1998

UPC emblem