So what are you saying? That if Obote did not want Muteesa to be a President
he should still have become?
Em
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From: "Luyirika-Sewagudde, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: ugnet_: Buganda Flag
> Obote Did not make Kabaka Muteesa President. The Parliament voted to do
> so.
> Check your records.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mulindwa Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:20 PM
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> Bwambuga
> Now all along I have been reading in these forums that Obote hates
> Baganda,
> why did he make Mutesa a President of Uganda?
> Em
> The Mulindwas Communication Group
> "With Yoweri Museveni Uganda is in Anarchy"
> Le groupe de transmission de Mulindwas
> " avec Yoweri Museveni, Ouganda est dans anarchy "
>
>
>
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> Buganda is the largest traditional kingdom within Uganda (the others are
> Toro, Ankole and Bunyoro, which make up part of the Western Region).
> During
> the colonial period, the British allowed the Kabaka (king) of Buganda
> and
> the rulers of the other states a large degree of power and influence,
> and
> this was retained a little while into independence. The kingdoms were
> abolished by Obote in the 1960's but have recently been revived by
> Yuseveni's government as a way of bringing government closer to the
> traditional feelings of the people.
>
> Roy Stilling, 1996-09-14
>
> When Uganda became independent, Milton Obote became prime minister.
> Being
> from the small Langi tribe, he appointed King 'Freddy' Mutesa II, Kabaka
> of
> Buganda, as president of Uganda. As has been mentioned, the Baganda were
> the
> largest ethnic group and more anglicised (by contact with missionaries
> and
> the colonial authorities) than the other groups.
>
> By appointing Mutesa, Obote screwed up badly. He alienated other tribes
> and
> didn't actually succeed in placating the Baganda, who by May 1966 were
> openly agitating for Obote's overthrow. Obote used the then deputy
> commander
> of the Army, one Idi Amin (who probably needs no introduction) to do the
> dirty work. Amin personally attacked the Kabaka's palace with a 122 mm
> gun
> mounted on his (Amin's) personal jeep. the King escaped, but took the
> hint
> and fled to Britain were he died in (I think) the early 1970s. Later, of
> course, Idi Amin staged a coup against Obote. Ironically, this was
> initially
> welcomed by the Baganda (naturally, Amin blamed Obote for their
> persecution).
>
> Stuart Notholt, 1996-09-15 See also:
>
> Uganda
>
>
> --
> He it is Who created for you all that is on earth...He is the All-knower
> of
> everything.
> Swaddaq Allahu Al-Adhim.
> The United Nations: described the conflict as the worst in the violent
> history of northern Uganda.
>
> Michael Bwambuga.
>
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