By Alex B. Atuhaire
July 22, 2003
| Mr Milton Obote has said that if Idi Amin died, the former President should be buried in Uganda.
Obote, who was twice deposed by the military, first in 1971 by Amin, yesterday said in a statement that Ugandans should be lenient to Amin. “Should Amin’s condition worsen, the people of Uganda should be magnanimous enough to accept his proper burial in Uganda despite the fact that he was a dictator,” Obote said. According to Obote, Amin, Tito Okello (RIP), Bazilio Okello (RIP) and President Yoweri Museveni have all been used by "imperialists" and have caused suffering in Uganda. It was the two Okellos who overthrew Obote's second government in 1985. Obote's statement said that there is a precedent about a former President who dies in exile. Obote said that his UPC government tried to arrange Muteesa's funeral but the Kabaka's relatives and Buganda leaders rejected the offer. “Amin knew about the UPC government offer and was actively involved in the preliminary preparations,” Obote said. Obote has lived in exile in Zambia since he fled Uganda through Kenya in July 1985. |
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