Are you serious ? Do you really believe he 'made' him President because he loves Baganda ? Grow up !
From: "Mulindwa Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: ugnet_: Buganda Flag Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:19:58 -0500
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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by Mukasa E. Ssemakula
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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