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Geoffrey Oryema

Ugandan musician and singer (1953-2018) · Uganda · On the map · Musicians · Died at 65

Geoffrey Oryema was a Ugandan musician. In 1977 after the murder of his father, Erinayo Wilson Oryema, who was a cabinet minister in the government of Idi Amin, he began his life in exile. At the age of 24, and at the height of Amin's power, Oryema was smuggled out of the country in the trunk of a car.

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Country
Uganda
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1953 to 2018 · aged 65

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