Milton Obote Milton Obote Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in 1962 from British colonial administration. Following the nation's independence, he served as Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971, then again from 1980 to 1985. He was overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, but regained power after Amin's 1979 overthrow. His second period of rule was marred by repression and the deaths of many civilians as a result of a civil war known as the Ugandan Bush War.
Mohammad-Amin Riahi classical Persian texts such as "Mersad-al-ebad" and "Nozhat-al-majalis". During a course of 60 years he published numerous scholarly articles, a selection of which are gathered in a volume titled "Forty essays on language, literature and history of Iran". Among numerous cultural positions he held during his career, Riahi was a professor of Tehran University, the founding member and later president of the Shahnameh Foundation (1971–1979), vice-chairman of the Iranian Academy of Literature and Arts, and Iranian Minister of Education (1979). "Critical Editions of old Persian books:" "Literary and Historical research books:" "Some of Encyclopedic Articles:" Mohammad-Amin Riahi Mohammad-Amin Riahi (;