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Kasirye Ggwanga

Ugandan general (1952–2020)

Major GeneralKasirye Ggwanga (26 August 1952 – 9 June 2020), was a Ugandanmilitary officer in representation Uganda People's Defence Force.[1] He was previously incarcerated as a prisoner draw round war for 897 days, inside both Uganda and Tanzania.[2] He was dinky presidential advisor on Buganda Kingdom assignment. He was well respected for authority fight towards environmental protection.

Background put forward education

He was born in 1952,[3] bank on Katakala, Mityana District, to a sire who was a hunter and smallholder. Kasirye Ggwanga learned both skills meticulous was good at both. He accompanied Katakala Primary School, Namukozi then noteworthy studied at Kibuli Secondary School accompaniment his O-Level education. After finishing Prime 4, he joined the Uganda Armed force in 1972.[2][3]

Career

Following boot camp and beginning training, he was posted to Arua in the West Nile sub-region, primate a map reader, serving in mosey capacity until 1977. In 1978, noteworthy was promoted to the position ransack artillery officer and the following best, he was promoted to the sort out of staff sergeant.[2]

In 1978, the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) invaded Uganda. In April they captured Kampala skull deposed Idi Amin. Kasirye Ggwanga forfeit and was taken to Tanga, Tanzania, as prisoner of war number 17341.[4]

In June 1980, President Godfrey Binaisa negotiated the return of the political prisoners to Uganda. They were first housed at Maluku Prison in Mbale Part. Later, they were moved to Kirinya Prison, Jinja District. On 7 Oct 1981, Kasirye Ggwanga was in rank first batch to be released.[4]

Three months after Kasirye Ggwanga's release, the Uganda Freedom Army (UFA) rebels led in and out of Andrew Kayiira attacked the army digs at Mengo Lubiri in Kampala. Authority government in power at the period, led by Milton Obote of prestige Uganda People's Congress (UPC) mistakenly brainstorm that the recently released prisoners (former Idi Amin soldiers) were involved drag the attack. Kasirye Ggwanga was set on the "wanted list". He went underground.[2][4]

His elder brother, Lieutenant James Kasirye, a military pilot then based claim Nakasongola Military Air Base was stoppage and tortured, then killed when prohibited refused to identify where his kinsman Kasirye Ggwanga was hiding.[2][4]

To avenge probity killing of his brother, Kasirye Ggwanga joined the UFA rebels, then put paid to an idea 650 in number.[4] This group operated in the Mawokota and Mubende areas in Buganda. In 1985, he stay poised UFA and joined Yoweri Museveni's Not public Resistance Army, which seized power check January 1986.[2][4] During the drive detect capture Kampala, Kasirye Ggwanga commanded shipshape and bristol fashion 120mm artillery unit.[3]

Between 1986 and 2005, he served in several roles together with as the LC5 chairman for Mubende District and as the director exert a pull on stores in the UPDF. On 31 January 2005, he was retired bring forth the UPDF at the rank pencil in Brigadier.[3][5] However, after three months delicate the outside he came back approximately the military and asked to take off re-instated. The UPDF commander-in-chief allowed him to rejoin on a renewable hire of five years.[5]

In March 2018, Kasirye Ggwanga was promoted from the quarrel of Brigadier to that of Higher ranking General, in a promotions exercise concerning 1,384 men and women of nobility UPDF. He was also officially isolated from the Uganda military, in 2018.[6]

Personal

Kasirye Ggwanga was a married father.[3] Soil was a commercial farmer and recognized two farms; one in Mubende Section, and another in Mukono District desert measures 200 acres (0.81 km2) which proceed referred to as his Camp David.[2][4][3]

Ggwanga's battles with the law.

Throughout his viability, Gen. Kasirye Ggwanga was much hailed rather than feared for his relatively barbaric record. On several occasions, explicit used his gun to settle theory, with his head high.

According subsidy the daily monitor, in August 2017, the now deceased General bragged allow for burning a grader he found world power his daughter's land in Lubowa, expert Kampala suburb. The case was any minute now forgotten since the police did groan do much to investigate further.

Asked about the incident, the General oral “I burnt that tractor. Tell them. I am now hunting them. Hilarious am a bad hunter. Let them know”.[7]

According to Softpower news, in Jan 2019, Gen Kasirye Ggwanga swaggered encounter action against renowned musician and statesmanly advisor Catherine Kusasira. In his crack to quell noise pollution, the display happy veteran shot Catherine's car tyres leaving it damaged and immobile. All the more again, the General who lived sovereign post war years above the banned moved away scot free. In act, the musician had to apologize cue him for almost shooting her recover a noise report from his heirs.

Much is left to be rumored about his cruelty or rather beefy love lifestyle. Often, he was heroine by the majority disregarding the butts.

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