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 KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Thousands of government officials, diplomats, supporters and relatives gathered Friday for the state funeral of Milton Obote, whose presidency was a brutal chapter in Uganda's troubled history.
Police pallbearers carried the body to a tent at the Independence Ground, where the former leader received the instruments of power in 1962 when this East African nation was granted independence from Britain.
The state funeral, led by Roman Catholic and Anglican bishops and a Muslim sheik, was held a day after current President Yoweri Museveni laid a wreath on the casket of his former foe during a special session of parliament.
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