Nasser Ntege Sebaggala (15 November 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a

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n businessman and politician who was Mayor of

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from 2006 to 2011. He was an independent presidential candidate in the 2006 general election before dropping out and joining the Kampala mayoral race.

Background and education

He was born in Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on 15 November 1947. Nasser died on 26 September 2020.

Career

Following the expulsion of Asians by Idi Amin in 1972, Nasser Sebaggala acquired a supermarket called UGANTICO on Nkrumah road the lower entrance to current CHAM towers an electronics and clothes store on Kampala Road, the main thoroughfare in Kampala. His business interests grew over time. In 1998, he began his political career by running for the position of Mayor of Kampala. Ostensibly a member of the

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, Sebaggala won the first direct elections for mayor of Kampala in 1998, beating two government-sponsored candidates. However, he was arrested in the

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two months later, in June 1998, on eight counts of

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and lying to U.S. customs officials. In February 1999, he received a 15-month sentence but was paroled in December 1999. He returned to Kampala in February 2000 to a warm welcome and considered a bid in the 2001 presidential elections. In mid-December 2005, he broke with the Democratic Party (DP), after he came third in the party presidential primaries, which was won by Ssebaana Kizito, and registered himself as an independent. A week later, he reversed his decision, withdrawing his candidacy and announcing his support for Kizito. When he lost the Democratic Party nominations to

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in 2010, he quit the DP and formed his own party.

References

External links

Same Mayor, New Party - Interview With Sebaggala
* ttp://www.newvision.co.ug/news/652045-seya-wins-custody-battle-of-owori-love-child.html Seya Wins Custody Battle of Owori Love Child {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebaggala, Nasser 1947 births 2020 deaths Mayors of Kampala Democratic Party (Uganda) politicians People from Kampala People from Kampala District Politicians convicted of fraud Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government Ganda people Ugandan businesspeople Ugandan Muslims

Background and education

Career

See also

References

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