General African Archives
Milton Obote was born in a small village, called Akokoro, in 1925 to Stanley Opeto - a village chief and Puliska Opeto who was a simple housewife. Milton Obote was the third child out of 11 children.
There are different accounts about his place of birth. In some accounts, he claimed to have been born at the place where the International Conference Center stands today. Others say he was born in Koboko to a Kakwa father and a Lugbara mother. His actual year of birth is not clear too. It is said that he was born between 1925 and 1928.
