Milton Obote: Difference between revisions
The attack on Muteesa’s palace refers to a significant event that occurred during Milton Obote’s first reign of presidency in Uganda commonly known as the [[Mengo Crisis]]. On May 24, 1966, Obote ordered an assault on the (Lubiri) palace located at [[Mengo Crisis|Mengo]] in [[Kampala]], the residence of King (Kabaka) [[Mutesa II of Buganda|Edward Muteesa II]] of [[Buganda]]. The attack aimed to dislodge Muteesa from power and diminish his influence.{{Cite web |title=Events leading to the Lubiri attack |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1189390 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=New Vision |language=en}}
The attack on Muteesa’s palace refers to a significant event that occurred during Milton Obote’s first reign of presidency in Uganda commonly known as the [[Mengo Crisis]]. On May 24, 1966, Obote ordered an assault on the (Lubiri) palace located at [[Mengo Crisis|Mengo]] in [[Kampala]], the residence of King (Kabaka) [[Mutesa II of Buganda|Edward Muteesa II]] of [[Buganda]]. The attack aimed to dislodge Muteesa from power and diminish his influence.{{Cite web |title=Events leading to the Lubiri attack |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1189390 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=New Vision |language=en}}
During the assault, the palace was heavily shelled, resulting in substantial damage notable of which were his [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls Loyce]] cars that were set on fire. Muteesa managed to escape and sought refuge in the [[British High Commission]] in Kampala. This incident marked a pivotal moment in Ugandan politics and had profound implications for the country’s future.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-09 |title=49 years after Lubiri attack: The lessons and memories |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/people-power/49-years-after-lubiri-attack-the-lessons-and-memories-1612036 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=Monitor |language=en}}
During the assault, the palace was heavily shelled, resulting in substantial damage notable of which were his [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls ]] cars that were set on fire. Muteesa managed to escape and sought refuge in the [[British High Commission]] in Kampala. This incident marked a pivotal moment in Ugandan politics and had profound implications for the country’s future.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-09 |title=49 years after Lubiri attack: The lessons and memories |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/people-power/49-years-after-lubiri-attack-the-lessons-and-memories-1612036 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=Monitor |language=en}}
The attack on Muteesa’s palace was followed by Obote’s subsequent abolition of the kingdoms in Uganda, including Buganda, and the declaration of Uganda as a republic. This action led to heightened political unrest and ethnic tensions within the country.
The attack on Muteesa’s palace was followed by Obote’s subsequent abolition of the kingdoms in Uganda, including Buganda, and the declaration of Uganda as a republic. This action led to heightened political unrest and ethnic tensions within the country.
President of Uganda (1966–1971; 1980–1985)
Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005)[1] was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence from British colonial rule in 1962. Following the nation’s independence, he served as prime minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and the second president of Uganda from 1966 to 1971, then again from 1980 to 1985.
He founded the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) in 1960, which played a key role in securing Uganda’s independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. He then became the country’s prime minister in a coalition with the Kabaka Yekka movement/party, whose leader King (Kabaka) Mutesa II was named president. Due to a rift with Mutesa over the 1964 Ugandan lost counties referendum and later getting implicated in a gold smuggling scandal, Obote overthrew him in 1966 and declared himself president, establishing a dictatorial regime with the UPC as the only official party in 1969. Obote implemented ostensibly socialist policies, under which the country suffered from severe corruption and food shortages.
He was overthrown in a coup d’état by Idi Amin in 1971, settling in exile in Tanzania, but was re-elected in an election reported to be neither free nor fair in 1980 a year after Amin’s 1979 overthrow.[2] His second period of rule ended after a long and bloody conflict known as the Ugandan Bush War[3] during which he was overthrown a second time by another coup d’état in 1985 led by Tito Okello, prompting him to live the rest of his life in exile.
Early life[edit]
Milton Obote was born at Akokoro village in Apac district in northern Uganda. He was the third born of nine children[4] of a tribal chief of the Oyima clan Lango ethnic group. He began his education in…
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