Basil Kiiza Bataringaya
Basil Kiiza Bataringaya | |
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Apollo Milton Obote | |
Succeeded by | Lt. Col. Ernest Obitre Gama |
Personal details | |
Born | 1927 Kantojo, Igara County, Mbarara District, Uganda |
Political party | Democratic Party (Uganda) 1954 – 31 December 1964 Uganda People's Congress 31 December 1964 – 18 September 1972 (Death) |
Spouse | Edith Mary Bataringaya |
Alma mater | Makerere University,
Leader of Opposition (Uganda) |
Basil Kiiza Bataringaya (1927 – 18 September 1972) was a prominent Ugandan politician in
Early life
Birth
Basil Kiiza Bataringaya was born in 1927, in the village of
Education
Bataringaya attended St. Leo's College, Kyegobe, a residential boys' secondary school of Catholic curriculum, located in Fort Portal, Kabarole District in the Western Region of Uganda from 1945 to 1947.[6] He then attended the Government Teacher Training College of Uganda (TTC) from 1948 to 1949.[7] He then attended Makerere University, Uganda's top university, from 1953 to 1956.[7] It was at Makerere University that Bataringaya began his political career, becoming the University College Guild president for the 1955 to 1956 term.[3]
Teaching career
After graduating from
Political career
Transitional government
Bataringaya ran as a member of the
Leader of the Opposition
Following agreements made by 48 Ugandan representatives, including prominent Ugandan politician
Bataringaya was recently elected Secretary General of the
As
Party-switch and Obote Government
Defection
During Bataringaya's time as Secretary General of the
This conflict between Basil Kiiza Bataringaya and Benedicto Kiwanuka ultimately led to Bataringaya crossing the aisle along with five other Democratic Party MPs and joining the Ugandan People's Congress, in the first high-profile party-switching in Ugandan history.[15] In addition to the conflict between Bataringaya and Benedicto Kiwanuka within the Democratic Party of Uganda, Bataringaya's moderate political beliefs, nationalism, and desire to serve his country more efficiently have also all been cited as reasons for his decision to defect from the Democratic Party of Uganda.[3]
Minister of Internal Affairs
After Bataringaya's high-profile defection from the
Bataringaya quickly earned the trust of Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote, and earned a spot in Obote's small inner circle of trusted advisors and amassed a large policy portfolio as one of the most powerful ministers in the Obote government.[3] Bataringaya traveled internationally, representing Uganda on a tour of the United States and visiting Disneyland in Anaheim, California with his wife Edith Mary Bataringaya who headed the Ugandan Council for Women.[18] He also represented the Ugandan government to the media of the world following the kidnapping of Brian Lea, a British diplomat who was kidnapped in Uganda in 1970.[19] As a high-profile Catholic involved in the administration, Bataringaya also served as a liaison between the Catholic Church of Uganda and the Obote regime, helping open Catholic hospitals and Catholic schools throughout Uganda.[20]
Also as one of
Idi Amin and downfall
Attempted Arrest of Amin
Arrest and detention
Bataringaya was one of the first Ugandans to be detained by the new
Death
While in detention, Bataringaya was tortured and was imprisoned in Makindye Prison.[27] Bataringaya was then sent to the outskirts of the town of Mbarara, where he was dismembered alive.[28] His severed head was then displayed on a pole, and paraded around the town of Mbarara until ultimately his severed head was displayed in the Mbarara barracks.[29] A photograph of Amin's soldiers leading Bataringaya on a military Jeep to his execution was taken and circulated, one of the few photographs still existing that show proof of Idi Amin executing political opponents.[3]
Immediately after Bataringaya was executed, his loyal cabal of associates were executed as well, including Tibayunga, Katuramu, Rubashoka, Bekunda, Kanyonyore, Kibeherere, Rukare, Bitarisha, Kabaterine, Kanisi, and Marengane.[29] Edith Mary Bataringaya, Bataringaya's wife and former head of the Uganda Council of Women, was executed in 1977 during a later purge by Idi Amin, allegedly at the hands of Juma Bashir, the governor of the Western Province of Uganda.[28] Her burnt body was later found on land in Mbarara owned by the Bataringaya family.[20]
Family and personal life
Marriage to Edith Mary Bataringaya
Basil Kiiza Bataringaya married
Family
Basil Kiiza and Edith Mary Bataringaya had eight children, Dr. Geoffrey Basil Bataringaya, Basil Bataringaya Jr., Grace Bataringaya, Kenneth Bataringaya, Jackie Bataringaya, Janette Bataringaya, Juliet Wavamunno, and Dr. Aisha Bataringaya-Ssekalala.
Religious views
Bataringaya was a
References
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- ^ a b Lubega, Henry (11 March 2018). "Uganda's political defections over the past 50 years". The Daily Monitor. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Trials of Uganda's opposition MPs since 'Uhuru'". The Citizen. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018.
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- ^ a b "Uganda politician Basil K. Bataringaya and wife, Edith Mary with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klock at Disneyland, 1964". Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection. University of the City of Los Angeles. 1964. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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- ^ "General Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan government". British Council. 2 February 1971. Archived from the original on 25 February 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ a b c Mugabe, Faustin (12 March 2016). "How Bataringaya risked to arrest Amin". The Daily Monitor. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019.
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- ^ "A group of Ugandans in Israel during the 1967 war!". Ugandans at Heart. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Ssali, Henry H (10 June 2003). "Uganda: Bataringaya Legacy Outlives Amin's Evil". The Monitor. Retrieved 10 January 2019 – via All Africa.[dead link]