{UAH} Why Mutesa, Nyerere were not friends
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- WHY MUTESA, NYERERE WERE NOT FRIENDS
Why Mutesa, Nyerere were not friends
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Added 20th November 2019 09:49 PM
Mutesa also sent a 36-page memorandum to Queen Elizabeth II, underscoring Buganda kingdom's secession demand.
On November 21, 1975, Prince Ronald Mutebi, the successor of Ssekabaka Sir Edward Mutesa II went to plot 55-58, Pall Mall, St James's, London (Britain), and listened to a presentation by Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere on the theme: "The economic challenge: dialogue or confrontation?"
That theme was chosen by the organisers, the Royal Commonwealth Society, which promotes Commonwealth charter values, such as conflict resolution, peace-making and democracy. At the above mentioned occasion, Prince Mutebi was in the company of John Nagenda (now the senior presidential adviser on media and public relations), and William Pike (an entrepreneur in Britain, Kenya and Uganda).
After his presentation, Nyerere walked around in the auditorium and shook hands with people that introduced themselves to him. Indeed, when Nyerere walked to where Prince Mutebi was standing, he (Prince Mutebi) courteously said: "Your Excellency, I am Prince Ronnie Mutebi from Buganda Kingdom." On hearing that, Nyerere just turned on his heel and immediately walked away, without offering Prince Mutebi a handshake or a word.
Instead, Nyerere went on to greet other people that were standing next to Prince Mutebi. By behaving that way, Nyerere was demonstrating the abhor he had against Prince Mutebi's late father, Mutesa and Buganda Kingdom in general.
By the way, before Prime Minister Milton Obote directed Col. Idi Amin to attack Mutesa's palace at Mengo on May 24, 1966, Nyerere and Obote had prior discussion about it. That is why, Nyerere organised a well equipped Tanzanian standby force near the Uganda-Tanzanian border with orders to reinforce Obote's army in case Mutesa and his subjects launched a stronger counter offensive. The attack led Mutesa into exile in London, where he died in November 1969.
More at: https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1510952/mutesa-nyerere-friends
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