Bro. Luyirika-Sewagudde, Please read my posting again. Those were the words of Mr. Mukasa E. Ssemakula. They are not my words. Ask him. If you have a problem with what he wrote please guide him accordingly.
Danke shone!! Bwambuga. "Mulindwa Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >So what are you saying? That if Obote did not want Muteesa to be a President >he should still have become? >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 " > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Luyirika-Sewagudde, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 5:44 PM >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 >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: ugnet_: Buganda Flag >> >> 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 " >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 5:02 PM >> Subject: ugnet_: Buganda Flag >> >> >> >> This page is part of (c) FOTW Flags Of The World website >> Buganda (Uganda) >> Last modified: 1998-02-06 by rob raeside >> Keywords: buganda | uganda | >> Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | >> mirrors http://www.flags-by-swi.com/fotw/flags/ug.html >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ---- >> ---- >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! >> http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp >> >> Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at >> http://webmail.netscape.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- 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. __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
