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The book revisits the complexity of the "modern nation" building project of African countries like Uganda, over pre-existing entities like Buganda. Through discourse analysis, the work historically unravels the intricate interlaces of self-preservation agency from the dawn of the new order through the supra "nationhood" architecture. It engages dominant narratives and streamlines critical analysis of the rationale and strategies of sub-nationalisms against the enduring challenge of nation-building. The work underlines the pivotal question of how a new 'nation' or kingdom could coexist with multiple, alternative claims to the loyalty of putative citizens. It interrogates the use of power, players and statecraft machinations through the complex matrix of nation-building projects. From a political economy approach, the work shows the stifling strategies of power holders, albeit with impactful re-battle. For this book, the story of Buganda in Uganda is compellingly illuminative.

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Makerere University Press

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27 février 2024

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9789913603157

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English

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2 Mo

(Mis)management of Sub-Nationalism and Diversity in “Nations”The case of Buganda in Uganda, 1897-1980

(Mis)management of Sub-Nationalism and Diversity in “Nations”The case of Buganda in Uganda, 1897-1980Godfrey Berinde Asiimwe Makerere University Press www.press.mak.ac.ug

Makerere University Press P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda

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e-ISBN: 978-9913-603-15-7

Dedication Tonationsin travails to “Nationhood”; and to you, Bunyaruguru

Acknowledgements Most of the research for this book was done Durham University, under the auspices of the International Senior Research Fellowship award of the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) to which I am indebted. I thank the leadership and staff of the History Department, Durham University, for the invaluable support and fruitful ideas that enriched this work. I am most grateful to Josephine Butler College for generously hosting me in comfort, which enabled the fruition of this work. I particularly commend the inspiration and guidance of Professor Justin Willis, and together with Susan and Morris, for the exceptional homely comfort. Unravelling the Buganda- Uganda question is complex, and my long-time reflections benefited from outstanding scholars, notably, Martin Doornbos, Professor Emeritus of ISS-Erasmus University; Prof. Samwiri of the President’s Office, Uganda; Prof. Derek Peterson of Michigan Ann Arbor; Dr. Shane Doyle of Leeds University, Prof. Holly Hanson of Mt. Holyoke College; Prof. Cecilia Pennachini of Torino University and Prof. John Jean Barya of Makerere University. I thank all colleagues in the History and Development Studies Departments at Makerere University who encouraged me to undertake the work.

Table of Contents DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE IX FOREWORD Chapter 1: INTO THE NEW ORDER AND “NATION” Introduction Buganda and the Dawning New Order Conceptualising the 1966 Buganda Crisis Chapter 2: NEW BUGANDA AND EMERGING UGANDA Buganda Reconstitution and Crisis Divide-and-Rule and Baganda “Sub-Imperialism” Traditionalists’ Gains and Reversals The Traditionalists and Progressive Baganda Interface Chapter 3: NEO-TRADITIONALISTS VERSUS EMERGING UGANDA, 1950-1962 Introduction Neo-traditionalists Neo-traditionalists, Integration and Second Buganda Crisis Chauvinism Galore: Ordering Buganda Nationhood Upstream the independence tide “Marriage of Convenience” Chapter 4: WRECKING THE “ALLIANCE” AND THIRD BUGANDA CRISIS Introduction Unworkable Arrangements or Betrayal? Sequential Progression Conclusion Chapter 5: THE STIFLING AFTERMATH Introduction

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Anti Buganda Economic Policies Baganda Agency Imposing State Monopoly Re-Constituting ‘Non-Citizens’ The Coup D’état Relief Fighting for Elusive Buganda Obote’s Tragic Return and “Façade” Kingdom Conclusion REFERENCES INDEX

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Preface This book interrogates enduring sub-nationalism in new states, with Buganda in Uganda as the case study. As colonialism arbitrarily bandied pre-existing entities into “modern” states, this work historically shows the challenges and mismanagement that feature in most of the new nations in Africa. The work coherently traces the contestations and entanglements as Baganda “gatekeepers,” in pursuit of identity preservation, engaged the new order and supra nation-building project. We show the different forms of struggles and mutations of the traditionalists through the different engagement contexts. We pinpoint the dominance of domineering extremism and obstructionism, versus mismanagement through repression, coercion, subterfuge and outright strangulation. The preponderance of these extremist and quick-fix strategies over ingenious statecraft finesse had adverse consequences. The work maintains that such strategies undermined the smooth building of the new nation by provoking counter resilience in pursuit of identity rights. Conversely, extreme strategies affect appreciation of genuine concerns, which left Buganda vulnerable to underhand subterfuge. The work highlights landmarks of the Buganda crises, beginning with the colonial destruction of the Ssekabaka Mwanga state; Governor Andrew Cohen’s exiling of Ssekabaka Edward Mutesa and the post-independence 1966/1967 Buganda crisis. The book particularly constructs the tapestry of the Uganda post-independence nation-building architecture. We

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