Zohran Mamdani was born in Uganda and is a naturalized citizen of the United States.
November 05, 2025
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biographical
Background information about an individual who was elected mayor of New York City.
Since July 2025, the United States has deported noncitizens to at least South Sudan, Rwanda, and Ghana under a third-country deportation program and has a deportation agreement with Uganda.
October 22, 2025
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temporal
Countries receiving deportees or holding agreements to accept deportees under the U.S. third-country program.
Uganda's Parliament passed a version of anti-homosexuality legislation in 2023 that criminalizes same-sex relations and imposes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."
January 01, 2023
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legal
Description of the substantive provisions included in the 2023 version of Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation.
The Trump administration had agreements to send deportees to African countries including South Sudan, Rwanda, Ghana, and Eswatini, and it had an agreement with Uganda even if no deportations to Uganda were announced.
July 15, 2020
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policy
List of African countries involved in U.S. third-country deportation arrangements reported in mid-2020.
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014 prohibited any form of sexual relations between persons of the same sex.
January 01, 2014
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legal
Description of the content of the 2014 Ugandan legislation commonly referred to as the Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Idi Amin was the ruler of Uganda from 1971 until 1979.
January 01, 1971
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temporal
Historical political leadership in Uganda
Zohran Mamdani was born in Uganda and moved to New York City in the United States when he was seven years old.
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biographical
Biographical background of a U.S. politician.