Common Man's Charter

{{short description|Ugandan manifesto}}

The Common Man's Charter was a document submitted to the Ugandan People's Congress by Ugandan President Milton Obote, forming a part of the country's so-called "Move to the Left". In it, Obote asserted several key principles of his vision for Uganda, including a commitment to democracy. It built on agreements from the June 1968 conference, and was signed into law on 24 October 1969 in an emergency meeting in Kampala.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-15 |title=The UPC charter that meant to make Ugandans equal |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/people-power/the-upc-charter-that-meant-to-make-ugandans-equal-3021868 |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Monitor |language=en}} It was subtitled "First Steps for Uganda to Move to the Left".{{cite web|url=http://www.radiorhino.org/htm_material/archiv/text/press/monitor/THE%20COMMON%20MAN%20CHARTER%20By%20DrAMO.htm|title=Text of the Common Man's Charter|year=1969|work=radiorhino.org|accessdate=16 August 2010|first=Milton|last=Obote|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727195757/http://www.radiorhino.org/htm_material/archiv/text/press/monitor/THE%20COMMON%20MAN%20CHARTER%20By%20DrAMO.htm|archivedate=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}