Stanislaus Okurut (? – 5 April 2014) was a

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

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. He served as the

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from 1986 to 1986, as well as separate tenures as the

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and the

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. Okurut was married to Mary Karooro., an MP for the Bushenyi District Women's Constituency, has served as the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development since 2012. Okurut died from a heart attack at his home in

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, Uganda, on 5 April 2014, at the age of 84. He had undergone minor surgery earlier in the week.

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2014 deaths Government ministers of Uganda Members of the Parliament of Uganda People from Kampala District Year of birth missing {{Uganda-politician-stub