Patriotic Movement and the current president of Uganda (1986-to date)). The country was then led by the Presidential Commission of Uganda (set up a few days after the coup) with among others Paulo Muwanga, Yoweri Museveni, Oyite Ojok and Tito Okello. The Presidential Commission ruled Uganda until the December 1980 general elections. Binaisa had joined, and was made vice president of the Uganda Patriotic Movement. The elections were won by Milton Obote's Uganda Peoples Congress, however, the results were disputed, leading Museveni to launch a guerrilla rebellion, which subsequently led him to gain the presidency in 1986. The development of the "Movement" political system previously used by Museveni's government has often been attributed to Binaisa. Calling the ideology "Umbrella", Binaisa used the system to consolidate his position during his own presidency, seeking to unite all Ugandans in the same political fold. Throughout the early 1980s and 1990s, Binaisa lived in New York practicing law and later returned to Uganda, where he led a quiet life in retirement. He was the only former president of Uganda being looked after by the state under provisions of the Constitution of Uganda. Wedding Binaisa married Tomoko Yamamoto on 26 July 2004 in a Unification Church Blessing Ceremony. They met through the internet. The marriage ended in July 2005. Death Binaisa died in his sleep on 5 August 2010. He was 90 years old and had suffered a stroke or heart attack earlier in the year. Someone tried to rouse him for a morning shower but he had died in the night. Binaisa was granted a state funeral. References External links Uganda Mourns Godfrey Binaisa Profile from MyUganda People Magazine: A Survivor—barely—as Uganda's President, Godfrey Binaisa Finds Life in Brooklyn a Beach 1920 births 2010 deaths Presidents of Uganda Foreign Ministers of Uganda 20th-century King's Counsel Alumni of King's College London Uganda People's Congress politicians Uganda National Liberation Front politicians Uganda National Congress politicians Attorneys General of Uganda Ugandan expatriates in the United States People educated at King's College Budo Ugandan expatriates in the United Kingdom