Talk:Milton Obote

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Interesting, i wasn't aware the guy was an ass hole. [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 142.51.21.68 (talk • contribs) 23:58, 11 April 2005.

Many Ugandans (especially those in the northern parts of the country who have not seen peace for decades) revere him and consider him the father of the nation.--Ezeu 00:42, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It was odd not to see the word "socialist". I added some detail from the NT Times obituary. This is odd: "His government replaced the divided state left by British colonialism." Unity, eh? --Wetman 14:44, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've rephrased the part about "..divided state left by British colonialism"--Ezeu 06:34, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

the assertion "Obote was mentor to all presidents that succeeded him" is questionable. Idi Amin: the notion that anyone was Idi Amin's mentor is bizarre. Amin was certainly used by Obote in 1966 to seize power, but "mentor"? Yusufu Lule. Mr Lule was a cabinet Minister in the protectorate Government in 1957 when Obote entered politics as a Member of the legislature. After independence he became Principal of the national University. He was never in a position to be mentored by Obote. Godfrey Binaisa: Attorney General in the 1960s. He was a successful lawyer in Kampala in 1957 when Obote arrived, and was already an active politician. He never quite mastered Obote's instinct for power. Okello: anyone mentored this dim bulb? Museveni: served in Obote's first govt, but at a low level. Certainly mastered Obote's key philosphy of power via the gun-disguised-by party. But I think he is self-taught.

Similarly bizarre is the characterisation of Obote as "father of the nation". The key qualifications for this title would be a (1)key personal role in the founding of the nation and (2)a broad recognition as such within the nation. Obote came into politics in the late 1950's. By this time the fact that Uganda would become independent was already accepted by the British. He became party leader in 1961, by which time even the independence constitution had already been agreed upon (He did serve as a member of the committee which negotiated the terms of that constitution, but had no leadership role thereon). As to broad recognition, Obote is seen by his supporters as the greatest Ugandan ever, but is seen by at least as many Ugandans as the exact opposite (The elections of 1962 and 1980 both saw the nation roughly evenly split on this). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kigongos (talk • contribs).

History of Uganda under Idi Amin

The article Uganda under Idi Amin is in serious need of clean-up. It seems to come from a longer article that was lopped off halfway through to produce this page. As such, it begins abruptly. A breif summary of recent Ugandan history before that point would greatly improve the srticle. Perhaps someone with an understanding of Obote's administration could do this. --205.173.168.1 15:18, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Year of birth

On his grave, the date of birth specified is 28.12.1925. The article claims he was born 1924. Which is true? Dove t. (talk) 12:43, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lets go with the info on the headstone. Would be weird if it was wrong. --Ezeu (talk) 19:32, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gravestone spells his first name as "Apollo", article spells it as "Apolo". Which is correct?

Socialist Policies

It is stated that "Obote implemented ostensibly socialist policies" linking to "Move to the Left", in which it describes how socialist policies were routinely discussed but never implemented, I think either we should reconsider stating that he implemented socialist policies, that or the other page is updated to include socialist policies that were implemented. I'm aware that it states "ostensibly socialist" but I fail to see how even that applies Magnús Hjálmarsson (talk) 11:48, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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