[1] It provided for a complex system of devolution within Uganda: the Kingdom of Buganda gained particularly strong powers of self-government;[1][2] the Kingdoms of Bunyoro, Acoli, Tooro and Ankole, and the Territory of Busoga also gained the status of "federal states" and were permitted to retain their own legislatures; while the remaining districts and the territory of Mbale were controlled directly by the central government.

[2][4] Buganda refused to accept the new constitution, resulting in the exile of the Kabaka Mutesa II (who until the crisis had been serving as Uganda's first President) and the postponement of national elections under 1971.

[1][4] The first amendment to the 1966 constitution came into force on 3 June 1966, bringing Buganda into even closer alignment with the kingdoms of Bunyoro, Acoli, Tooro and Ankole, but downgrading Busoga to the status of a district.

[1] Although the constitution notionally gave rise to a Parliamentary democracy, in practice the National Assembly had little influence.

[2] In particular, since the notice suspended Article 1 (supremacy of the constitution), it paved for the way for Amin to rule by decree.

1 of 1971, and fundamentally recognised the 1967 Constitution as once again supreme, but also suspended parts of it and transferred numerous executive powers to incoming President Yusuf Lule.

[9] On seizing power in 1986, the National Resistance Army, under the leadership of Yoweri Museveni, confirmed that the 1967 constitution was supreme but partially suspended.

[2][6] In particular, the provisions in the constitution relating to the existence of a national Parliament and the election of the President were suspended for four years (later extended to eight).

[2][10] The mandate of the commission was to consult the people and make proposals for a democratic permanent constitution based on national consensus.

[10] In its final report of December 1992, the Commission recommended that the new constitution be agreed by a mostly-elected Constituent Assembly.

[2] Much more detailed than the previous constitutions,[2] it sanctions a republican form of government with a powerful President.

[5] The 1995 Constitution of Uganda has restored all the traditional monarchies, except for the Kingdom of Ankole, but limits the Ugandan monarchs' powers to cultural matters only.