Commemoration day of the Late Hero “Paul Ali Gbutala”
Commemoration day of the Late Hero “Paul Ali Gbutala”
While we can no longer be kind to someone that has passed away, we can be kind to their memory and their family members through telling a story, share a photo on social media about a friend or family member that made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, Celebrate the memory of this hero, be thankful for our fallen soldiers and extend your thoughts and prayers for their families and even Donate to a charity.
Memorial Day is set aside as a day to remember the people that have lost their lives to secure and defend our freedom, but every day is a good day to be kind to our heroes , their families, and the memory of the soldiers we have lost.
On 29th August, 2022, a thousand of people gathered at Maridi Sqaure to commemorate and celebrate and the life of the late hero Paul Ali Gbutala, the legend who was feared by the Sudan army.
From Sudanese online.com report, Paul Ali Gbutala, was a fare, firm, fearless and forgiving freedom fighter. He was well bestowed commissioned with unflinching guts and elastic stamina. He was a courageous man! When he was as an officer in the early 1950s, his eyes and mind were widely opened to see and analyze the status of the set-up in which Southern Sudanese came to find themselves in the Sudan Defence Force (SDF);during the time of Sudanization from 1953 to 1955 and onwards. General Gbutala considered a leader to be a brave enduring person who should be generous, gallant, truthful, appreciative, disciplined, honest, neat, secretive, trusted, dependable and little-talking personality, during this time he was the company of military leaders like Magaya, Samuel Abu John, Habakuk Soro, Dominic Kassiano, John Masua, Isaiah Paul, Dominic Dabi, William Bangafu, Samson Wasara and David Lewe.
During the speeches, Mr. Gordon who happen to be from Maridi and stays in Juba donated 17 bicycles to chiefs, 6 Million SSP for renovations of Museum fence, 2 bulls to Police &Army, 100 mattress to Maridi Hospital and lastly he requested a BOG to work with in order to renovate catholic church (St. Fatuma Parish) where during his childhood he used to worship in.
He also promised the people of Maridi especially the Mundo community that, next year 2023 he will ensure that, president of the republic HE. Salva Kiir will come to Maridi to officially open Museum .
Picture of the Gbatala Museum from outside
