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{{Short description|Ugandan military officer (1963–2020)}}
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| honorific_prefix = Colonel (Retired)
| birth_date = {{Birth year|1963}}
| birth_place = [[Mitooma District]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|27|1963|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Kampala]]
| alma_mater = [[Makerere University]]<br/>[[Uganda Senior Command and Staff College]]
| occupation = [[Military officer|Retired Military Officer]], [[Teacher]]
| years_active = 1985 to 2020
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'''Shaban Bantariza''' (1963 – 27 October 2020) was a [[Colonel]] in the [[Uganda People's Defense Force]] (UPDF).<ref name="1R">{{cite web|title=Ugandan Troops Move Against Tribal King in Rebel Region |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] Quoting the [[Associated Press]] |agency=Associated Press |date=27 November 2016 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/27/world/africa/ugandan-troops-move-against-tribal-king-in-rebel-region.html |
access-date=17 July 2017 |location=New York City}}</ref> He served as the deputy director of the Uganda Media Centre and deputy government spokesperson, from June 2015.<ref name="Reapp">{{cite web|title=President Museveni re-appoints Col Bantariza | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=5 June 2015 |
url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/President-Museveni-re-appoints-Col-Bantariza/-/688334/2740872/-/nb4dcz/-/index.html | access-date=17 July 2017 |author=Raymond Lukwago | location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="Ret">{{cite web| url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Gen-Okecho-Col-Bantariza-retire-army/688334-2888698-6mk07d/index.html |title=Gen Tumukunde, Gen Okecho, Col Bantariza finally retire from the army |accessdate=17 July 2017| date=28 September 2015 |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |author=Monitor Reporter| location=Kampala}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni-threat-to-Uganda-future--US/688334-3130668-egd79n/index.html |title=Museveni a threat to Uganda future - US |accessdate=17 July 2017 |date=23 March 2016 | first=Frederic |last=Musisi |location=Kampala}}</ref>

==Background and education==
Bantariza was born in [[Mitooma District]] in Uganda's [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Region]], circa 1963. He attended [[St. Leo's College, Kyegobe]], in [[Fort Portal]], [[Kabarole District]] for his O-Level studies. He then joined the Catholic brotherhood, where he trained as an elementary school teacher.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|accessdate=17 July 2017| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72_gmthMY44 |title=Col. Shaban Bantariza Shares His Life Story |date=16 July 2017 |publisher=NBS TV Uganda |author=Mable Twegumye Zake |format=Video |location=Kampala}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>

While pursuing a course at [[Makerere University]] in 1985, he abandoned his studies and joined the [[National Resistance Army]], led by [[Yoweri Museveni]]. He attended guerrilla bootcamp in the Kabarore area, in foothills of the [[Rwenzori Mountains]].<ref name="Profile"/> He also attended and graduated from the [[Uganda Senior Command and Staff College]], having studied the senior command course offered annually at the college.<ref name="Profile"/>

==Career==
Bantariza served as the UPDF spokesperson from 2000 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2006.<ref name="Arr">{{cite web|first=and Richard Wanambwa|location=Kampala | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Col-Bantariza-charged-with-fraud--remanded/688334-1902540-7ex9s5z/index.html | title=Col Bantariza charged with fraud, remanded |date=3 July 2013 | accessdate=3 July 2017 |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | last=Risdel Kasasira}}</ref> For a period of time, prior to February 2009, Bantariza, at the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]], served as the commander of the Oliver Tambo Leadership School,<ref name="Trans">{{cite web |title=Bantariza moved in new UPDF reshuffle |last=Kasasira |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |location=Kampala |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/news/Bantariza_moved_in_new_UPDF_reshuffle_80356.shtml |first=Risdel |accessdate=17 July 2017 |date=23 February 2009 |format=Archived from original |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226194609/http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/news/Bantariza_moved_in_new_UPDF_reshuffle_80356.shtml |archivedate=26 February 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> in [[Kaweweta]], [[Nakaseke District]], in [[Central Region, Uganda|Uganda's Central Region]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=17 July 2017 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1293365/zuma-tambo-leadership-school |title=Zuma opens Tambo leadership school |newspaper=[[New Vision]] | date=27 March 2010 |first=Anne |last=Mugisa |location=Kampala}}</ref> On 26 February 2009, he was appointed commandant of the National Leadership Institute (NALI), in [[Kyankwanzi]], [[Kyankwanzi District]].<ref name="Trans"/> He served in that capacity until he was relieved of his duties on 7 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=17 July 2017 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1321132/aronda-fighting-museveni-bantariza |title=Aronda is fighting me over Museveni - Bantariza |
date= 20 February 2015 |newspaper=[[New Vision]] |first=Pascal |last=Kwesiga |location=Kampala}}</ref>

In June 2013, he was appointed Deputy Executive Director of the National Media Centre. On 2 July 2013, at the rank of [[colonel]], he was arrested, charged with embezzlement and remanded to Makindye Military prison by the General Court Martial on charges of alleged fraud.<ref name="Arr"/> After proceedings that lasted nearly three years,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1319657/im-witch-hunted-bantariza | title=I'm being witch-hunted - Bantariza |location=Kampala | accessdate=17 July 2017 |date=26 January 2015 |newspaper=[[New Vision]] | first=Pascal |last=Kwesiga}}</ref> the Court Martial, chaired by [[Major General]] [[Levi Karuhanga]], acquitted Colonel Bantariza due to lack of evidence against him, on 14 April 2015.<ref name="Arr"/> On 24 June 2015, following his acquittal by the general court martial, he resumed work at the Uganda Media Centre, the president of Uganda having directed in writing that Bantariza resumes work.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=17 July 2017 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1328399/col-bantariza-resumes-media-centre|title=Col. Bantariza resumes work at Media Centre | date=16 June 2015 | newspaper=[[New Vision]] | first=Francis |last=Emorut| location=Kampala}}</ref>

==Retirement from the UPDF==
On 28 September 2015, Bantariza retired from the UPDF.<ref name="Ret"/> He continued to serve as the deputy government spokesperson until his death on 27 October 2020.<ref name="LastR"/>

==Death==
He died on 27 October 2020, at [[Mulago National Referral Hospital]], where he had been admitted two days before, complaining of chest discomfort, fatigue and cough. Before his death, his samples had tested positive for [[COVID-19]]. He also suffered from [[diabetes mellitus]] and [[systemic hypertension]].<ref name="LastR">{{cite web|date=27 October 2020 |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/government-says-col-bantariza-died-of-covid-19-2723210 |title=Government says Col Bantariza died of Covid-19 |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |author=Daily Monitor |access-date=27 October 2020 | place=Kampala}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Aronda Nyakairima]]
* [[Felix Kulayigye]]
* [[Nobel Mayombo]]
* [[Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Uganda)|Uganda Ministry of Information and Communications Technology]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://mediacentre.go.ug/ Website of Uganda Media Centre]

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[[Category:1963 births]]
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[[Category:Ugandan military personnel]]
[[Category:Ugandan civil servants]]
[[Category:People from Mitooma District]]
[[Category:Uganda Senior Command and Staff College alumni]]
[[Category:Makerere University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Western Region, Uganda]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda]]
[[Category:People educated at St. Leo's College, Kyegobe]]

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