:Queen of Uganda
{{Short description|Elizabeth II's reign in Uganda from 1962 to 1963}}
{{For|current traditional monarchies of Uganda|List of current constituent African monarchs#Uganda}}
{{Infobox former monarchy
| royal_title = Queen
| realm = Uganda
| coatofarms = Coat of arms of Uganda.svg
| coatofarmssize = 120px
| coatofarmscaption = Coat of arms of Uganda
| image = Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg
| caption = Elizabeth II
| style = Her Majesty
| began = 9 October 1962
| ended = 9 October 1963
}}
Elizabeth II was Queen of Uganda as well as the head of state of Uganda from 1962 to 1963, when the country was an independent constitutional monarchy. She was also the sovereign of other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations, including the United Kingdom.
The Uganda Independence Act, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1962, transformed the British Uganda Protectorate into a sovereign state on 9 October 1962. The monarch was ceremonial head of state with her constitutional roles delegated to the governor-general of Uganda.{{cite journal|title=The Uganda Constitution, April 1966|author=H. F. Morris|journal=Journal of African Law|volume=10|issue=2|date=June 1966|pages=112–117|doi=10.1017/S0021855300004575|s2cid=145545150 }}
Constitutional role
On 9 October 1962, Uganda became a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II as the queen of Uganda. She was represented by a governor-general, who carried out duties on her behalf in Uganda. The supreme central legislature became the Parliament of Uganda, consisting of the monarch and the National Assembly.{{citation|title=An Introduction to the History of East Africa|year=1965|publisher=University Press|author=Zoë Marsh, G. W. Kingsnorth|pages=210 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zMI9AAAAMAAJ }} During the independence celebrations, Queen Elizabeth was represented by the Duke and Duchess of Kent. The Duke opened Uganda's first parliament and gave the Speech from the Throne on the monarch's behalf.{{citation|title=Memo:Issue 4, Part 4|year=1964|publisher=Great Britain. Colonial Office. Information Department|pages=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FfFEAQAAIAAJ }} In his speech at the formal opening of the National Assembly, the governor-general said that the Government of Uganda recognised Elizabeth as the head of the Commonwealth and as queen of independent Uganda.{{citation|title=Africa Diary: Volume 2|publisher=M. Chhabra|pages=598 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nPMQr59bzP0C }}
Abolition
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| image1 = The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the President of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Queen Elizabeth II, during National Anthem of Uganda at CHOGM meet in Kampala, Uganda on November 23, 2007.jpg
| caption1 = Queen Elizabeth II in Uganda with President Yoweri Museveni, 2007
| image2 = Crater lake in Queen Elizabeth National Park.jpg
| caption2 = Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
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The Parliament of Uganda amended the constitution in 1963,Constitution of Uganda (First Amendment) Act, Act No. 61 of 1963 and on 9 October that year Uganda became an elective monarchy within the Commonwealth, with a president elected from among the kings of the constituent sub-national kingdoms and the constitutional heads of districts as its head of state.{{Cite journal|last=Morris|first=H. F.|date=1966|title=The Uganda Constitution, April 1966|jstor=744686|journal=Journal of African Law|volume=10|issue=2|pages=112–117|doi=10.1017/s0021855300004575|s2cid=145545150 }}
Queen Elizabeth visited Uganda on 28–30 April 1954 and 21–24 November 2007, the latter time to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/RoyalVisits/Commonwealthvisitssince1952.aspx|title=Commonwealth visits since 1952|publisher=Royal Household|work=Official website of the British monarchy|access-date=8 November 2015}} The Kazinga National Park, in the west of Uganda, was renamed Queen Elizabeth National Park in 1954 to commemorate her visit.{{cite web | url=http://www.ugandawildlife.org/explore-our-parks/parks-by-name-a-z/queen-elizabeth-national-park | title=Queen Elizabeth National Park | access-date=18 February 2016}}
Styles
Elizabeth had the following styles in her role as the monarch of Uganda:
- 9 October 1962{{spaced ndash}}2 November 1962: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith{{London Gazette| issue = 39873| date = 26 May 1953| page = 3023| supp = y}}{{cite web|title=Uganda: Heads of State: 1962-1963|url=http://www.archontology.org/nations/uganda/00_1962_1963_s.php|access-date=22 May 2021|publisher=archontology.org}}
- 2 November 1962{{spaced ndash}}9 October 1963: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Uganda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the CommonwealthRoyal proclamation affecting the change in the style is dated 16 Oct 1962 and takes effect upon publication in the Supplement to the Uganda Gazette, 2 Nov 1962.{{citation|title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1963: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of All Nations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6NbMDQAAQBAJ|pages=54|year=2016|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|isbn=9780230270923}}
References
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Category:Heads of state of Uganda
Category:1962 establishments in Uganda
Category:1963 disestablishments in Uganda