The first President of Uganda, Dr. Milton Obote, was ousted in a manner similar to Niyombare's attempt, while delivering a speech at a Commonwealth meeting in Singapore in 1971. 
Rais wa kwanza wa Uganda, Dk. Milton Obote, aling'olewa kwa namna inayofanana na ile iliyotumiwa na Niyombare, wakati akitoa hotuba kwenye mkutano wa Commonwealth nchini Singapore mwaka 1971.