Irene Marjorie Kabamori (1937 – 23 January 2003) was the second wife of Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa, who served as the fifth President of Uganda from June 1979 to May 1980.
Early life and Marriage Irene comes from Tooro region and was associated with the noble Bagahi clan. She married Godfrey Binaisa during his tenure as Uganda's first indigenous Attorney General, a position he held from 1962 to 1968. She was a professional nurse whose medical background was significant during her tenure as First Lady, as she served Uganda during a period of political and economic instability following Idi Amin's regime.
Illness and death In 1992, Irene suffered a stroke and later developed breast cancer. She died on 23 January 2003 in London at the age of 65. A funeral service was held at Namirembe Cathedral in Kampala, attended by hundreds of mourners.
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