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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 " >> >> >> >>----- 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 � 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/ >> >> >> >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
