{UAH} WHY MUSEVENI CANT BE 'FATHER OF THE NATION'

WHY MUSEVENI CANT BE 'FATHER OF THE NATION'

Honorific tittle
'Father Of The Nation' is an honorific tittle given toA man considered the driving force behind theESTABLISHMENT of his country, state or nation. In monarchies, the monarch was often considered the "father/mother of the Nation" or as a patriarch to guide his family.

Many dictators bestow titles upon themselves, which rarely survive the end of their regime. Eyadema of Togo had titles like Father of the Nation, Elder Brother, and Guide of the People. Mobutu of Zaire was often referred to as; The Messiah, The Helmsman, The Leopard, The Sun, The Cock Who Jumps on Anything That Moves.

In post colonial Africa, Father of The Nation was a tittle used by many leaders both to refer to their role in theINDEPENDENCE movement as a source of legitimacy and to use paternalist symbolism as a source of continued popularity. On Joseph Stalin's 70th birthday, he was bestowed with the tittle "Father of Nations" for his establishment of  "peple's democracies" in countries occupied by the USSR after World War II.

The tittle "Father of the Nation" is sometimes politically contested. In 1972 the constitution of Bangladesh declared Sheikh Majibur Rahman to be "Father of the Nation" but in 2004 the BNP government removed this. TheOPPOSITION Awan League led by Rahman's daughter protested to no avail. A motion in the parliament of Slovakia to proclaim controversial pre-war leader Andrej Hlinka "Father of The Nation" nearly passed in 2007.

The following individuals were bestowed upon the tittle of "Father of The Nation":-
1. George Washington                                               -                  USA
2. Ahmed Shah Durran                                              -                  Afghanistan
3.  Sir John Macdonald                                              -                  Canada
4.  Carlos Manuel de Cespedes                                  -                  Cuba
5.  Kwame Nkuruma                                                  -                  Ghana
6.  Sukarno                                                                 -                  Indonesia
7.  Thedor Herzil                                                         -                  Israeli
8.  Jomo Kenyatta                                                       -                  Kenya
9.  Kim Gu                                                                  -                  Republic of Korea
10.  Sam Nujoma                                                        -                  Namibia
11.  Nelson Mandela                                                    -                  South Africa
12.  Peter I                                                                  -                   Rusia
13.  William the Silent                                                   -                   Netherland
14.  Sun Yat Sen                                                           -                   Republic of China
15.   Julius Nyerere                                                       -                   Tanzania
16.   Donald Dewar                                                      -                    Scotland
17. Tanku Abdul Rahman                                              -                   Malaysia
18.  Gustav I                                                                 -                   Sweden
19.  Sheikh Zayed Bin Al                                               -                   UAE

and a few more others.

Museveni the "Father of the Nation"
For over two decades now, Museveni has systematically been attempting to rewrite the history of Uganda in order to suit his life presidency schemes. He has no regard for the contribution of past leaders in nation building and is struggling to spread a belief especially among the unsuspecting youth that Uganda started with his coming to power three decades ago. The above list of past world leaders who have held the tittle of "Father of the Nation" clearly indicates that majority of them led the struggle forINDEPENDENCE and the birth of their respective nations. In the case of Uganda, the tittle of "Father of the Nation" is undoubtedly suitable for Dr. Apollo Milton Obote who took over power from the colonial masters. But because of the distortion of Uganda's history by self seekers, Dr. Obote was at one time publickly described by Museveni as a "Swine". However despite all the belittling, you cant separate Dr Obote's name from Uganda's independence. Every 8th October of every eve of Uganda's independence commemoration, Museveni hates watching replays of Dr Milton Obote receiving the instruments of power from the colonial masters 50 years ago. If he had the means, he would completely destroy those footage but with modern technology its too late. If Dr Obote alone cant be recognised as the "Father of the Nation" then Uganda deserves to have "Fathers of the Nation" in the likes of I. K. Musaazi, Dr Obote, Ben Kiwanuka, Sir Edward Muteesa, and a few others who led the struggle for independence. 

Museveni who came to power 30 years ago has demonstrated that he is more power hungry than all past leaders, the humanCOST OF his coming to power stands higher that any other past leader, he is leading is corruption and abuse of office, sectarianism has reached its peak during his regime, control of the economy by a small clique is the official policy, etc. In December 2014, this blog ran an article with the tittle: "Museveni Abusing the Institution of National Heroism" in which we highlighted the fact that Museveni was planning to bestow upon himself the tittle of "Father of the Nation". Plans are underway to officially bestow upon him that tittle on 1st May 2015 during the Labor Day celebrations. This is an action that can be blocked by a court order if some sensible Ugandan sought for an intervention. However, for his cohorts who have been physically kneeling before him, such a tittle is long over due. The tittle signifies the level of dictatorship in Museveni and if bestowed it will not survive the end of his regime.

Cry the beloved country!!!!

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Viele GruBe

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