Uganda before the Dictatorship of Idi Amin

[@williamkline7922]

I would love to see you cover Botswana. It is an incredible country that maintains to this day an integrated democracy with the most robust growth with a conscientious commitment to diversifying their economy with measurable actions.

[@CasualHistorian]

I'll probably get around to it once I get to the Bush Wars.

[@drjustin84]

BOTSWANA*

[@joemungus6063]

and a great system of national parks to protect and preserve wildlife :)

[@alfalfred8722]

Why not tell your own story by yourself?

[@johnd2058]

Also the best countryball

[@ssleeg]

Love your videos man

[@HistoryWithCoachT]

Your content on post colonial Africa is awesome.

[@shirleynanono6428]

Started watching for the Lebanese Civil War series and have stuck around. The people of Buganda are called BAGANDA. I’ve learned much that wasn’t taught in my primary social studies classes. But one thing that I feel is missing is the resentment that Baganda felt (and some still do) that the project of nation building came at the expense of the Ganda way of life, land mass and property rights, traditional economy and veneration of the kingdom. This sense of disenfranchisement has persisted throughout the decades, a general sense that there’s a lot of us and yet we keep getting pushed around (or have people wage guérilla war in our land and then ban our kingdom). A lot of old timers stan the Kabaka as hard as any Swiftie, and the desire for a federal system or even an independent Buganda has not fully disappeared.

[@EmmaKing30]

6:36 🇺🇬here, Munyoro & follower of the channel. The Bunyoro king was called Kabalega. A lot of the Banyoro people were killed by the British during his reign. We barely number 300,000 people of pure Banyoro in the present day. Mwanga was the Buganda king after Muteesa I that resisted foreign rule & killed his own subjects that converted to Christianity. We have a holiday for it called Martyrs day held every June 3rd. Both were exiled in Seychelles. Otherwise thanks for the video

[@trueordrue]

Kabalega was the smartest king

[@alaksandutheexorkizein7634]

Now Uganda sadly seems to be suffering a lot of ignorance and uneducation.

[@mogyesz9]

Adding the timer while the "sponsor" segment is happening is a nice touch.

[@CasualHistorian]

Most real sponsors won't let you do that.

[@mogyesz9]

@@CasualHistorian Exactly why appreciated. Keep up the good work!

[@christianweibrecht6555]

Looking forward to your videos about Somaliland and Zambia

[@moah2012]

great video man! What I love about your videos is that you are just calling it like it is and not loading your narrative with 3rd world/Pan-African cope rhetoric. You are right that Uganda was absolutely an strategic interest, not an economic one. It wasn't a South Africa or Congo, where it was a mining boom state. It was a landlocked cash crop colony. Still love the people and country!

[@williamcox632]

Good video. It helps me find out more about a country that i didn't know much about.

[@bogdanlupu3496]

Great video

[@NoManClatuer-pd8ck]

I'm gonna stand by the side of the freeway with a sign that says "will work for more Casual Historian video content"

[@NoManClatuer-pd8ck]

Would you consider a short series on Dyson and the Orion Project? In the BBC documentary on Orion from 2002 (to Mars by A-bomb) Dyson all but admits Orion was a classified program hidden in plain sight to research and build large amounts of inexpensive nuclear weapons. Theodore Taylor, after all developed the Davy Crockett. One of the projects greatest supporters was Tommy Powers and frankly if Kennedy was murdered for denying the Military Industrial Complex a fracking space battleship, I suppose that's reason enough for a Lemay level conspiracy. The real "Secret Space Program" was all the classified USAF, ARPA, GA/GD & RAND projects that were floated in those days. Is it possible Stanton Friedman was simply the misinformation asset in that whole mess? The work that went into Polaris and the MOL alone is pretty spooky. I'm begging you CH.

[@daveacbickford]

Another amazing video mate, legit one of the best history channels on KZbin!

[@kingofarabistan2008]

I am glad there is a lot more information about the political situation pre Amin take over. I learned a lot thanks

[@DPRKorea.]

The person in the thumbnail is actually Milton Obote, the person Idi Amin took the country from, and who'll later on reclaim the country from Idi after the Kagera War between Tanzania and Uganda. Love from Kenya🇰🇪

[@joemungus6063]

that username lmfaooo

[@joemungus6063]

kim jong un is actually Kenyan confirmed

[@josephbwire8692]

Well said bro. Your narration is on point. It feels like you were present then

[@Alec.40]

Great video thank you

[@victoriacourtenay2558]

Happy to see more about post colonial Africa. Not a topic many are willing to cover. As a South African, I am eagerly waiting for the topic of the bush wars...

[@Hchris101]

Gotta hit that bell icon

[@apolokaggwa7619]

This account of the events leading up to 8 years (1971-1979) of the Idi Amin's dictatorship is quite accurate. However, the "demand" for "a federal system giving them more control of domestic affairs" by the 5 ancient kingdoms of Ankole, Buganda, Bunyoro, Busoga and Tooro, having demonstrated that they could govern themselves properly before independence, has now become the "demand" of the whole country, comprising of the 15 major tribes of Uganda that became independent from the UK in 1962. It was our handpicked delegates to the first Uganda Constitutional Conference held at the Lancaster House, London, in 1961 before independence, that had recognised this reality. They had unanimously agreed that the 5 old kingdoms most capable of governing themselves properly would be known as "federal states," to be self-governing, "giving them more control of domestic affairs." It meant that they would have devolved powers such as the levying of taxes and legislating of their local laws among others, which could not be abridged, infringed or curtailed by the central government; with which power would be shared in the legitimate constitution of Uganda to be promulgated at independence in 1962. The legitimate 1962 Constitution of Uganda had also recognised that the remaining 10 major tribes of Acholi, Bugisu, Bukedi, Karamoja, Kigezi, Lango, Madi, Sebei, Teso and West Nile, which were least developed and capable of governing themselves properly, would be known as "districts," to be administered directly by the central government then at Entebbe, until they could govern themselves properly in the Uganda Federation. Furthermore, the Uganda Federation of the 15 major tribes of the country would have an executive Prime Minister, elected by adult suffrage, but with limited constitutional powers and not a President of a Republic. Hence, the 5 old kingdoms have won after all, despite Obote's criminal, arbitrary and unconstitutional actions in 1966. He had declared himself President, assuming all powers, abrogating the legitimate 1962 Constitution of Uganda, seizing private property and declaring a republic. Since then, Amin and Museveni, the two dictators after him have followed the same script. Even though Museveni has refused to listen to the "demand" for "a federal system giving them more control of domestic affairs," which has persisted for 70 years, it will never go away. The 5 old kingdoms have adamantly refused to cooperate with him. They continue to govern themselves as unanimously agreed in 1962. Finally, it was the same "demand" in 1986, 1996 and according to the most recent Ssempebwa-Odoki (constitutional) Commission. The jurists had found, that nearly 80% of the population of Uganda surveyed, would like both the Uganda Federation and the legitimate 1962 Constitution of Uganda in which it is enshrined reinstated but to no avail. No doubt that in the end the people of Uganda will prevail, and that dictatorship will surely be relegated to the dustbin of history where it belongs.

[@naijukaedgar843]

bro in the south, central & some parts of the east of uganda, people speak bantu languages

[@mysteriousdude280]

You should do Tanzania and the role it played in the liberation of southern african countries and coup in seyschelles.

[@everyconstant249]

I love learning about post colonial Africa

[@MoonMage67]

thanks for giving us such great information about such an underrepresented region

[@Triplehdd]

Based and very informative thank you

[@zoltanas77]

How is Uganda tiny? It is the same size of UK. It is bigger than most countries in Europe. Tiny is Malta or the Vatican.

[@str.77]

Remember, one recent US president once called big countries like Iran and Venezuela "tiny".

[@bumblingbureaucrat6110]

Fascinating history

[@Numba003]

Thank you for another excellent educational video. I would love to see a future video on modern (21st century) Uganda as well if you're ever interested! God be with you out there, everybody. ✝️ :)

[@rtwfreak2012]

Fascinating video!

[@joeylowry874]

Great work!

[@zippyfinleyadventures]

Another banger mate, well done! Your work is appreciated!

[@ianwilliams5435]

Great video. Thank you for the content. Obscure topic, but i would be interested in post-Rhodesian Zambian politics.

[@katotomasi6404]

Very correct historic analysis of Uganda before Amin ascension to power.

[@mashariki]

The Why are you running Meme is Nigerian, not Ugandan, nice content though

[@vividlyMe]

This is a very good take on the pre-independence and pre-Amin era. It's not often I run into such information since my school days in Uganda. The country's potential has been severely stunted by the intermingling of cultural and political forces. It's complicated getting 40+ distinct tribes to corporate under the umbrella of country. I am thankful though that most people at a personal level get along well regardless of their tribal or linguistic differences.

[@johnkachere9132]

Why would you call Uganda a tiny country? Its much bigger than many countries in Europe or South America!

[@reinofederaldemaltiva3923]

I mean, it is big for European standards, for African standards is pretty small…

[@Thisisstupid427]

I’m guessing you’re from Uganda😂

[@CasualHistorian]

Yes. Small is relative to Africa. Only one bordering country is smaller.

[@alexandrejosedacostaneto381]

It's not bigger than most countries in South America. It is in fact only bigger than Guyana, Suriname and Uruguay, with Guyana being close in size too

[@Alec.40]

It's tiny relative to big countries, not small ones.

[@therealjzim]

I think it’s very important to highlight just like how you mentioned colonies of the British empire all operated differently and South Sudan & Uganda were allowed to operate to their own devices. First of all Uganda was a protectorate not a colony. Secondly with the history of slavery, yes the Egyptians did try to push south. But it’s very key to highlight ugandas history of slavery isn’t the same as others. Some tribes notably the Baganda sold other tribes into slavery before the idea of UGANDA even existed. This does not mean Uganda is a victim of slavery. Some people were enslaved but it’s not on the same levels that others were in other colonies. By the time Uganda was a protectorate most were indentured servants & labourers on tea & coffee plantations. We didn’t really go through the horrors that our relative neighbours in Kenya, Congo, Rwanda etc went through. This is due to the organisation structure of the Baganda the British even wrote and remarked about. Ofc this isn’t reflective of the whole nation as a whole. But it highlights the lack of an implication for the British to enforce harsh slavery methods besides religious dominance in the region.

[@canalmedusa123]

Great video. I really love your content about Africa. I'd love to watch a video of yours about socialism/communism in Africa.

[@Nohandleentered]

I will declare my support once a railroad is built to patreon 🚂

[@99Matzu]

Love your videos, they're sourced and well researched.

[@ejbuhner]

Your content is incredible. Holy moly

[@NoManClatuer-pd8ck]

"we need some allies", "those Black September guys look sharp, how about them?" "They're good friends with a couple Germans, what could go wrong?"

[@thulanintunja3349]

It's "tiny"but Bigger than Britain.

[@charleskaberere8322]

I liked this documentary. It's well researched.

[@picture-perfect]

I laughed out loud when you said that it seemed like the colonizers genuinely believed that they were helping the indigenous people (3:00). Utter rubbish, the Europeans were there for what they could steal and to hell with the natives. While I was still laughing, an image of an indigenous person pulling a carriage containing two Europeans (4:25) made me think "who's helping who?" Let's face it, Europeans were the biggest takers of other people's possessions, and nothing has changed since those times.

[@rrorrogod4494]

Yeah just like cubans did in venezuela😂 stole a whole country

[@woobiefuntime]

He's correct

[@aurelian2668]

Bullshit the Europeans ARE THE MOST MODERN LAND TAKERS TODAY. In the past Genghis and many conquerors took lands from others. You act as if africans didnt war for land, people and resources and that colonization is something new 😂. How utterly stupid.

[@str.77]

Hatred breeds ignorance. Picture-perfect's comment is case in point. The world isn't just black and white.

[@natel9019]

If they were trying to help them in no way at all then why would they attempt to force their religion on them? Seems like a waste of time. How many religious people do you know? They are always trying to convert people because they literally think they are helping them save their soul.

[@TheOtherMwalimu]

🙏🏾

[@malikshabazz2065]

great work dude! :-)

[@williamswetnam4070]

Well done. Now, make a video about Obote's second term as President of Uganda 1980 to 1985.

[@natashatercera8536]

Good stuff

[@user-sh3cf7kd6e]

0:00 Lol. "Tiny"

[@urbanflowmusic7510]

That is not where Jinja is located. Its at the source of the Nile. 25:20

[@motorola1543]

Splendid

[@JorgeBelmonte-w4d4d]

It's not just a video; it's a true work of art. Thanks for your talent and hard work!👌🏼 ) 🦅,

[@Upsidedown-y6t]

Could you please research and cover the Ango-Somali war in formative years of the 19th century.

[@jacobweems3316]

Has he done a video on the darfur crisis?

[@wekesa25]

you know the map of "uganda" used to look quite different before 1920

[@caseclosed9342]

Admin was so crazy he did a complete 180 in the Israel/Palestine conflict…

[@twitchclips5333]

Ive learnt more than school ever taught me

[@G4sKhalifakndgtnSchools]

Am a Ugandan, and Uganda was never a British colony as u narrate but it was a British protectorate, though wherever thier was a white man lay man could regard it as colonialism. Buganda worked with the British though betrayed and still uganda is working with the same white men and its not colonialism.

[@Jakayo-my7sj]

Whether Uganda was a British colony or Protectorate is largely a matter of semantics? Most of Uganda was firmly under British rule from Westminster. Even the Buganda King could be exiled or deposed at the will of the British? As explained in the video, the British did not encourage white settlers to Uganda as they did in parts of Kenya - there lies the main practical difference.

[@wambokodavid7109]

Actually no.the king couldn't.they tried it once with mwanga but had to pull serious stories about how gay he was so people shunned him(no joke) that's the one time.unlike Kenya(a colony) we never suffered no did the Brits take anyland.they were kingdom guests this we never heard any rebellions like kenya@Jakayo-my7sj

[@aurelian2668]

​@@wambokodavid7109 yeah and now your country is in shambles.

[@wambokodavid7109]

@@aurelian2668 wow u know us well better than we who live here 😒😒😒.u came to start shit, I ain't got time for your drama

[@aurelian2668]

@@wambokodavid7109 bruh have ypu seen your country's inflation?!

[@jodygoar7238]

Initially Idi was getting positive news coverage worldwide, i.e. until he became angry at a certain group of people who had taken over the finance and business areas of the country, and thoroughly abused them. He kicked them out, quite properly, and oddly enough was vilified by the wordwide press abjectly. Now, I wonder who those people were?

[@str.77]

"taken over" "kicked out properly" - whatever you are smoking, quit!

[@Alec.40]

Awesome

[@SekweleKaletsane]

I don't think Uganda is a tiny country. It's roughly the same size as the United Kingdom

[@danieljunior3164]

pls cover sierra leone

[@chriswade404]

No, they knew what they were doing. They rationalized it so they could sleep at night.

[@kwesikwansakennedy2196]

nice video as always man! Uganda is definitely not a "tiny" country though

[@theRealNeilo]

Henry Morton Stanley never met Mutesa. That never happened. It was fredrick lugard who met Mutesa.

[@w_y_n_2k]

You're so ignorant, bro. Stanley met John h. Speke on his journey from S. Africa. Lugard was a colonialism who came latter Stanley was an explorer there4 he enter into the interior and met muteesa1 in 1875

[@chrisu9274]

Interesting history

[@Mrgunsngear]

🇺🇸

[@Nikkyeshiva83]

Sounds like he is saying "Buganda"

[@jeffersondarcy6648]

Wouldn't call it tiny.

[@rrorrogod4494]

A dictator to another one to the actual one

[@str.77]

you mean "current"

[@rsKayiira]

The constiution was violently removed in 1966 and Uganda has never recovered. Why do you hide this fact? Another thing is at 33:37 Amin fled to a village known as Bulemezi in Buganda(Central Uganda) not Northern Uganda as purported here. The Anyanya rebels had a base there as well as Northern Uganda. Decent video but you got a lot of things wrong about my country.

[@str.77]

2 or 3 errors us not 'a lot', nor is it necessarily "hiding"

[@rsKayiira]

@@str.77 There were several others I just didnt have the time nor effort to point them out

[@stevearchtoe7039]

Surprised you didn’t work in that Chris Rock as edi Amin snl vid.

[@markgarrett3647]

Ah yes... Uganda the Scotland of Africa.

[@leosalgado-qd2co]

uganda be kidding me!

[@Michael-gu1rq]

You can't mention Uganda's colonial background and not point out the tactics they used to make it happen. For example, they fought against Bunyoro kingdom and were beaten. It is religion and the divide and conquer tactics that worked. The "political instability" you mentioned was non existent before the white man set foot in the area. So it is a problem they brought themselves. And it is through these disguised activities throughout the areas they couldn't use force to colonise that they managed to set up government. You did a good job with this documentary though.

[@str.77]

Sure, it was all paradise before If you ignore the despotism, wars and slavery.

[@Michael-gu1rq]

@@str.77 why don't you start by showing us where British were invited to solve those problems. And while you're at it, why don't you show us where after rightfully solving those problems, where they then left the place in harmony and peace? Stop using this nonsensical agenda to justify your exploitation and disruption of all societies across the world where you set foot upon.

[@JaJDoo]

tiny?

[@naijukaedgar843]

bro u have really butchered the pronounciation of our names but its ok u are not ugandan

[@CARL_093]

👍👍

[@jiri6691]

why do you look so scaringly Brittish

[@Zlorthishen]

commented

[@matthewmuhwezi7672]

Uganda started from Bunyoro-kitara kingdom. Get your facts right, don't start from colonial era. We are proud,rich and African.

[@epixx431]

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[@dragonslayer69420]

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[@Junje-ri9jo]

⚪️🗑

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Missionaries didn't colonize Africa. Your point about "marxist" historians is kind of moot.

[@travelwithtony5767]

Now do a video about how every single African country that was colonized has spiraled back into poverty, violent crime and disrepair, under corrupt despotic ruthless dictators that skim all of the profits from the endless revenue generated from their counties resources, while their citizens live in poverty and are propped up by Western governments, NGO’s, Catholic and other charities that donate billions to prevent mass starvation and malnutrition, while locals are left to depend on crumbling infrastructures that have been left behind after colonialists were kicked out.. It’s so easy to jump on the anti White bandwagon while completely ignoring all of the benefits that Africans enjoyed while Europeans were “occupying” their counties. Zimbabwe is a perfect example, look at what happened to them after they gained independence. Do a story on that why don’t you.

[@likatalikata3823]

I'm Kenyan and can tell you for a fact some countries did better after independence than before. Get out of your cozy racial superiority cocoon. Unless you think a shiny white veneer of European styled colonial cities and coddled white settler lives amounted to progress for the African majority which was definitely not the case.

[@travelwithtony5767]

@@likatalikata3823 Name one.

[@yankiefrenz1367]

if Zimbabwe was so good then why were insurgencies?

[@natel9019]

Do a video on three letter agencies from the colonizer countries that bribe, terrorize,train the death squads, start rebellion, political assassination when they do actually get a good person in there. Don't act like Libya just fell apart by itself and Ghaddafi shoved those rods up his own ass. So get real.

[@bryant-fr7sr]

It seems they preferred stability through the establishment of foreign rule, and the benefit of trade and technological development. Just like the slavs in early medieval Russian principalities.