Opiyo oloya biography of albert

Opiyo was born in Pamin-yai village, west of Gulu town in northern Uganda. He first attended post-secondary at St. Peter’s College, Tororo, Uganda where he studied History, Literature and Economics.  

He later joined Makerere University in September 1979 to study political science.

Heavily involved in reestablishing democracy in Uganda, he was elected president of Makerere University Student Guild in July 1980. On February 24, 1981 students protested on campus against rigged national elections.  A crackdown of students by security forces, sent Opiyo and three colleagues into hiding.

The four leaders fled to Kenya. 

He was granted refugee status and arrived in Canada on June 7, 1981. The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) sponsored his undergraduate program at Queen’s University. 

In Canada, he obtained a teaching degree at Queen’s and Master’s degree in education at the University of Ottawa.