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The history of Uganda comprises the history of the people who inhabited the territory of present-day Uganda before the establishment of the Republic of Uganda, and the history of that country once it was established.
Uganda is a founding member of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an eight-country bloc including governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley, and the African Great Lakes. [83] Its headquarters are in Djibouti City. Uganda is also a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. [84]
Bantu speaking farmers first arrived in far-southern Uganda in the year 1000BC. [7] [3] They also raised goats and chickens, and they probably kept some cattle by 400 BCE.[citation needed] Their knowledge of agriculture and use of iron-forging technology permitted them to clear the land and feed ever larger numbers of settlers. [3]
The spark that ignited wider opposition to Governor Sir Andrew Cohen's reforms was a 1953 speech in London in which the secretary of state for colonies referred to the possibility of a federation of the three East African territories (Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika), similar to that established in central Africa.
Ethnic group Indians in Uganda Total population 15,000 (2003) Regions with significant populations Kampala and Jinja Languages Swahili, English, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, other Indian languages Religion Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, etc. Related ethnic groups Others of the Indian diaspora There is a sizable community of the Indian diaspora and people ...
This is a timeline of History of Uganda. Each article deals with events in Uganda in a given year. Pre-1962. Pre-1962; Twentieth century. 1990s 1990 1991 1992
In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of the Kingdom of Buganda to the British government. In 1894 the Uganda Protectorate was established, and the territory was extended beyond the borders of Buganda to an area that roughly corresponds to that of present-day Uganda.
Bunyoro, [a] also called Bunyoro-Kitara, is a traditional Bantu kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Central and East Africa from the 16th century to the 19th century. It is ruled by the King of Bunyoro-Kitara. [2] [3] The current ruler is Solomon Iguru I, the 27th Omukama.