Tribute to 'Aunt Cissy'
Uganda, Jan. 28 -- 'Aunt Cissy': Assistant Secretary General of the governing Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) from 1980-85.
Acting Secretary General of UPC (1985-92). She was appointed by Dr Obote as Chairman of the Presidential Policy Commission (PPC) of UPC- 1990 to 1995 - effectively, the leader of UPC in Uganda, hence, the first woman to lead (de facto) a major political party in Uganda and at the same time, a member of the CA.
It was at this time that she became the official voice of political Opposition in Uganda, at the time, a very lonely job for, only UPC was in opposition to NRA/NRM regime that had effectively banned political opposition and competition in Uganda.
She traversed the country, preaching for multiparty politics. Am...
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