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'''Abdul Abdallah Nasur''' is a Ugandan retired military officer and administrative official.
== Early life ==
Abdallah Nasur originated from [[West Nile sub-region]], Uganda. He earned "roughly a high school education". Over the course of his life he married three women, though one divorced him and another died.
== Career ==
Nasur joined the Uganda Army in 1964 at the age of twenty years old. After becoming a football coach he was promoted from the rank of private to sergeant.
Colonel [[Idi Amin]] took power in Uganda following [[1971 Ugandan coup d'état|a coup]] in January 1971. At the time Nasur was serving as the chief sports officer and sports trainer at Kasijjagirwa Barracks in [[Masaka]]. After completing a series of short courses, he was attached to the Ministry of Education and given charge of gymnastics training. In 1974 Amin promoted him to the rank of captain and made him the army's top sports officer. Nasur held this position until Amin appointed him Governor of Central Province on 8 January 1975. Shortly after taking office he replaced the head of the [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations]], despite having no legal authority to do so. He then declared himself disciplinary officer of the [[Uganda national football team]] and instituted a team code of conduct. In April he created a committee for sports discipline in Central Province and appointed himself its chairman.<ref name= zziwa>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
As governor, Nasur played a leading role in Amin's "Keep Uganda Clean" initiative, which involved removing trash and beautifying [[Kampala]]'s streets. He appointed a committee to encourage the public to sanitize the city and oversaw a network of undercover detectives that monitored littering. He regularly toured the city to ensure it was clean, and in May 1975 he had all [[illegal housing]] in the [[Nakawa]] neighborhood demolished. Nasur also decreed a prohibition on the wearing of slippers, as Kampala residents often wore them to bathe outside or use a toilet, and he associated them with dirt. This adversely impact the urban poor, who could not afford other types of footwear. This generated allegations that Nasur's subordinates' would force people caught wearing slippers to eat them, or beat and incarcerate them. Nasur later denounced these charges as "baseless". Nevertheless, he garnered a negative reputation for his strict enforcement of the cleanliness campaign and in November Amin criticized him in a military meeting, saying "it is wrong on the part of the governor who was misbehaving to the extent of flattening people's cars and beating women wearing slippers". In January 1976 Amin transferred Nasur, making him Governor of [[Karamoja]] Province and replaced him with Samuel Odong.
In August 1976 Odong was moved and Amin reappointed Nasur Governor of Central Province. Shortly after reassuming his office, Nasur organized eight cleanliness zones in Kampala. He then led officials in conducting "spot checks" around the city, evicting residents of unkempt houses, seizing untidy businesses, and closing down disorganised markets. These actions dispossessed numerous citizens of their belongings. Nasur believed that unmarried women increased crime and prostitution and publicly suggested that they should leave urban areas and engage in agricultural production in the countryside. In an attempt to reduce crime, he banned the brewing and consumption of alcohol in certain parts of Kampala. He also closed down several shops and restaurants in [[Katwe]], accusing their owners of overcharging for goods. In 1977 he banned the Express football club after it had defeated an army team in a game, accusing its members of subversion. The following year he ejected [[Denis Obua (footballer)|Denis Obua]] from the national football team for drinking before the [[1978 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name= zziwa/>
== Later life ==
Nasur was pardoned by President [[Yoweri Museveni]] on 11 September 2001. Following his release he retired to his former home in Bombo and became a vocal supporter of Museveni.
== References ==
== Works cited ==
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[[Category:Ugandan military personnel]]
[[Category:Living people]]
== Early life ==
Abdallah Nasur originated from [[West Nile sub-region]], Uganda. He earned "roughly a high school education". Over the course of his life he married three women, though one divorced him and another died.
== Career ==
Nasur joined the Uganda Army in 1964 at the age of twenty years old. After becoming a football coach he was promoted from the rank of private to sergeant.
Colonel [[Idi Amin]] took power in Uganda following [[1971 Ugandan coup d'état|a coup]] in January 1971. At the time Nasur was serving as the chief sports officer and sports trainer at Kasijjagirwa Barracks in [[Masaka]]. After completing a series of short courses, he was attached to the Ministry of Education and given charge of gymnastics training. In 1974 Amin promoted him to the rank of captain and made him the army's top sports officer. Nasur held this position until Amin appointed him Governor of Central Province on 8 January 1975. Shortly after taking office he replaced the head of the [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations]], despite having no legal authority to do so. He then declared himself disciplinary officer of the [[Uganda national football team]] and instituted a team code of conduct. In April he created a committee for sports discipline in Central Province and appointed himself its chairman.<ref name= zziwa>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
As governor, Nasur played a leading role in Amin's "Keep Uganda Clean" initiative, which involved removing trash and beautifying [[Kampala]]'s streets. He appointed a committee to encourage the public to sanitize the city and oversaw a network of undercover detectives that monitored littering. He regularly toured the city to ensure it was clean, and in May 1975 he had all [[illegal housing]] in the [[Nakawa]] neighborhood demolished. Nasur also decreed a prohibition on the wearing of slippers, as Kampala residents often wore them to bathe outside or use a toilet, and he associated them with dirt. This adversely impact the urban poor, who could not afford other types of footwear. This generated allegations that Nasur's subordinates' would force people caught wearing slippers to eat them, or beat and incarcerate them. Nasur later denounced these charges as "baseless". Nevertheless, he garnered a negative reputation for his strict enforcement of the cleanliness campaign and in November Amin criticized him in a military meeting, saying "it is wrong on the part of the governor who was misbehaving to the extent of flattening people's cars and beating women wearing slippers". In January 1976 Amin transferred Nasur, making him Governor of [[Karamoja]] Province and replaced him with Samuel Odong.
In August 1976 Odong was moved and Amin reappointed Nasur Governor of Central Province. Shortly after reassuming his office, Nasur organized eight cleanliness zones in Kampala. He then led officials in conducting "spot checks" around the city, evicting residents of unkempt houses, seizing untidy businesses, and closing down disorganised markets. These actions dispossessed numerous citizens of their belongings. Nasur believed that unmarried women increased crime and prostitution and publicly suggested that they should leave urban areas and engage in agricultural production in the countryside. In an attempt to reduce crime, he banned the brewing and consumption of alcohol in certain parts of Kampala. He also closed down several shops and restaurants in [[Katwe]], accusing their owners of overcharging for goods. In 1977 he banned the Express football club after it had defeated an army team in a game, accusing its members of subversion. The following year he ejected [[Denis Obua (footballer)|Denis Obua]] from the national football team for drinking before the [[1978 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name= zziwa/>
== Later life ==
Nasur was pardoned by President [[Yoweri Museveni]] on 11 September 2001. Following his release he retired to his former home in Bombo and became a vocal supporter of Museveni.
== References ==
== Works cited ==
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* Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)
[[Category:Ugandan military personnel]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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