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David Kato

1964 – 2011 Uganda
LGBTQ rights activistteacher

Who was David Kato?

Teacher and human rights activist who became Uganda's first openly gay public figure and was murdered in 2011 after receiving death threats for his LGBTQ advocacy.

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on David Kato (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born
February 15, 1964
Mukono District
Died
2011
Mukono District
Nationality
Uganda
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius

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