Mary Karooro Okurut

Ugandan politician and writer
Person human Q6779980
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Mary Karooro Okurut

Summary

Mary Karooro Okurut is a human[1]. She was born in Bushenyi[2]. She was born on December 8, 1954[3]. She passed away in Nairobi[4]. She died on August 11, 2025[5]. She worked as a writer[6], politician[7], minister[8], columnist[9], and lecturer[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Mary Karooro Okurut's place of birth was Bushenyi[2].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut died in Nairobi[4].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut was born on December 8, 1954[3].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut died on August 11, 2025[5].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut held citizenship in Uganda[12].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's professions included writer[6].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut worked as a politician[7].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut worked as a minister[8].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut worked as a columnist[9].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's professions included lecturer[10].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's professions included playwright[13].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut held the position of Member of Parliament of Uganda[14].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's education included a stint at Makerere University[15].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut was educated at Trinity College Nabbingo[16].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut is recorded as female[17].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut was affiliated with the National Resistance Movement[19].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's Commons category is recorded as Mary Karooro Okurut[20].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's residence is recorded as Kampala[21].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's given name is recorded as Mary[22].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Mary Karooro Okurut's start of work period is recorded as 1981[24].

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Origins and Family

Mary Karooro Okurut was born in Bushenyi[2]. She was born on December 8, 1954[3].

Education

Educated at Makerere University[15], a public university[25], in Uganda[26], founded in 1922[27] and Trinity College Nabbingo[16], a boarding school[28], in Uganda[29], founded in 1942[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], politician[7], minister[8], columnist[9], lecturer[10], and playwright[13]. Mary Karooro Okurut held the position of Member of Parliament of Uganda[14].

Personal Life

Mary Karooro Okurut was affiliated with the National Resistance Movement[19].

Death and Burial

Mary Karooro Okurut died on August 11, 2025[5]. She died in Nairobi[4].

Why It Matters

Mary Karooro Okurut ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Mary Karooro Okurut born?

Mary Karooro Okurut was born in Bushenyi[2].

Where did Mary Karooro Okurut die?

Mary Karooro Okurut passed away in Nairobi[4].

What did Mary Karooro Okurut do for work?

Mary Karooro Okurut worked as writer[6], politician[7], minister[8], columnist[9], and lecturer[10].

Where did Mary Karooro Okurut go to school?

Mary Karooro Okurut was educated at Makerere University[15] and Trinity College Nabbingo[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . mknewslink.com. mknewslink.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . monitor.co.ug. monitor.co.ug. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . nilepost.co.ug. nilepost.co.ug. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . africanbookscollective.com. africanbookscollective.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . monitor.co.ug. Retrieved . monitor.co.ug. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Mary
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