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Chief rabbi wins seat in Ugandan parliament

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Published: 27 February 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Uganda rabbi wins opposition seat in parliament as authoritarian leader clings to power – Sam Kestenbaum – The Forward 24.02.16
Jewish political history has just been made — in Uganda. An African Jew, and chief rabbi no less, has just won a parliamentary seat, a first for the country.
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