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Ugandan politician (born 1952)

Betty Oyella Bigombe, also known as Betty Atuku Bigombe (born 21 October 1952), is a Ugandan politician who served as the Senior Director for Fragility, Conflict, and Violence at the World Bank from 2014 to 2017.

When Betty Bigombe was growing up in northern Uganda in the late s, she walked four miles a day to go to school.

Biography.

Betty Oyella Bigombe, also known as Betty Atuku Bigombe (born 21 October ), is a Ugandan politician who served as the Senior Director for Fragility.

Betty Bigombe was a member of the Ugandan Parliament.

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She was appointed in June 2014.^[1] From May 2011 until June 2014, she was the State Minister for Water Resources in the Uganda Cabinet. She was appointed on 27 May 2011.^[2] She concurrently served as the elected Member of Parliament (MP), representing Amuru District Women's Constituency.^[3] She resigned from the two appointments on 1 June 2014.^[4]

Background and education

Betty Bigombe was born in Amuru District on 21 October 1952, formally known as Acholi District.

She is one of eleven children by her father, who was a nurse. She is an ethnic Acholi. Bigombe attended Gayaza High School for her O-Level studies, graduating in 1968 and Trinity College Nabbingo for her A-L