VSBfromH 74 Posted October 10, 2005 Milton Obote Former Ugandan president (twice). "Overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, he returned to office in 1980, only to be ousted in 1985 by forces led by Yoweri Museveni, Uganda's current president." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pestilence III 6 Posted October 10, 2005 He'll be missed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4328834.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy 21 Posted October 10, 2005 He'll be missed. By whom? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted October 10, 2005 He'll be missed. By whom? Hmmm The former president of Ugandan! What's Ugandan? A fancy restraunt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted October 10, 2005 To mis-quote Oscar Wilde: For a country to have one despot is unfortunate, to have two is plain bloody careless! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted October 10, 2005 Milton Obote Former Ugandan president (twice). "Overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, he returned to office in 1980, only to be ousted in 1985 by forces led by Yoweri Museveni, Uganda's current president." Good riddance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted October 11, 2005 I REPORTED THIS IN THE NEAR MISS THREAD! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted October 11, 2005 I REPORTED THIS IN THE NEAR MISS THREAD! So did I iain*, which is where the first item on this thread first appeared. Since then, it seems to have become a thread in its own right. Obviously some tinkering going on here! *a little while before your good self Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pestilence III 6 Posted October 11, 2005 He'll be missed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4328834.stm That's irony, that is. May he rot in hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,580 Posted October 11, 2005 Bloody hell, was he still alive? So, he got time to smirk over Idi's demise then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted April 8, 2012 This seems about as good a thread as any on here to report the death of the composer of Uganda's national anthem, George WIlberforce Kakoma, who more than likely had dealings with Mr Amin and Mr Obote. http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1382778/-/aw5uedz/-/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,348 Posted April 8, 2012 This seems about as good a thread as any on here to report the death of the composer of Uganda's national anthem, George WIlberforce Kakoma, who more than likely had dealings with Mr Amin and Mr Obote. http://www.monitor.c...78/-/aw5uedz/-/ Uganda's national anthem is the shortest in the world. Should a Ugandan win a medal at this year's Olympics, he (or she) will be honoured with a tune lasting only sixteen seconds! (I know this as the subject was discussed on Radio 4's breakfast news the other day, the Ugandan anthem is at 1.14) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,679 Posted April 9, 2012 This seems about as good a thread as any on here to report the death of the composer of Uganda's national anthem, George WIlberforce Kakoma, who more than likely had dealings with Mr Amin and Mr Obote. http://www.monitor.c...78/-/aw5uedz/-/ Uganda's national anthem is the shortest in the world. Should a Ugandan win a medal at this year's Olympics, he (or she) will be honoured with a tune lasting only sixteen seconds! (I know this as the subject was discussed on Radio 4's breakfast news the other day, the Ugandan anthem is at 1.14) And the only time it's ever been played at the Olympics was when the late John Akii-Bua won 400m hurdles gold at Munich in 1972. (7:05-7:25 - they must have been playing it adagietto) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,679 Posted August 2 On 08/04/2012 at 23:26, DevonDeathTrip said: Uganda's national anthem is the shortest in the world. Should a Ugandan win a medal at this year's Olympics, he (or she) will be honoured with a tune lasting only sixteen seconds! (I know this as the subject was discussed on Radio 4's breakfast news the other day, the Ugandan anthem is at 1.14) A rare chance to hear it again following Cheptugei’s 10,000m gold. Maybe they’ve added a couple more verses by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
