Basil Kiiza Bataringaya

Basil Kiiza Bataringaya (1927 – 18 September 1972) was a Ugandan politician and statesman who served as the interior minister of Uganda from 1964 to 1971. He was the Leader of the Opposition at the beginning of the Milton Obote's government, but changed parties and was appointed to the powerful role of Minister of Internal Affairs by Obote. He was imprisoned, tortured, and was one of the first political prisoners to be executed by Idi Amin's regime.