Otema Allimadi

Erifasi Otema Allimadi (11 February 1929 – 5 August 2001) was a Ugandan politician who served as the country's Foreign Minister (1979–1980) in the UNLF government and later on as the country's third Prime Minister of Uganda (1980–1985) in the UPC government.^[1]

Otema Allimadi
Prime Minister of Uganda
In office 18 December 1980 – 27 July 1985
President	Milton Obote
Preceded by	Milton Obote (1966)
Succeeded by	Paulo Muwanga
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda
In office 11 April 1979 – 18 December 1980
Preceded by	Idi Amin
Succeeded by	Milton Obote
Personal details
Born	(1929-02-11)11 February 1929 Kitgum, Northern Region, Uganda
Died	5 August 2001(2001-08-05) (aged 72) Kampala, Uganda
Political party	Uganda People's Congress Uganda People's Democratic Movement
Children	Milton Allimadi Barbara Allimadi

After the ousting of the regime, he fled the country before returning to Uganda.^[2]

Biography

Allimadi was ambassador to the United States from 1966-1971.^[3] He also served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs during the government of President Godfrey Binaisa from June 20, 1979 to May 11 1980. After Paulo Muwanga's transitional governments and a three-member presidential commission, he was then appointed prime minister by newly elected President Milton Obote on December 18, 1980. He retained that office until the fall of Obote by Lieutenant General Bazilio Olara Okello on July 27, 1985.^[4]

In his exile in London, Allamadi led the Uganda People's Democratic Movement, which served as the political wing of the armed group Uganda People's Democratic Army. In January 1992 he would return to Uganda.^[5]

He had 17 children. His daughter Barbara Allamadi, was an activist associated with the Alliance for National Transformation.^[6]