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The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas (kings of Buganda) and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people , as well as an important example of traditional architecture.
Kasubi is bordered by Kawaala to the north, Makerere to the east, Naakulabye to the southeast, Lusaze to the southwest, Lubya to the west, and Namungoona to the northwest. The hill is approximately 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala's central business district.
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi: Kampala: 2001 1022; i, iii, iv, vi (cultural) The tombs of the kings, or kabakas, of the Buganda kingdom, founded in the 13th century, are located on the hillside in Kampala. They are an important spiritual site of the Baganda. The main building was built in 1882 as a palace and converted into a tomb in 1884.
Kabaka Palace in Kampala Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi. Buganda was colonized by the British [22] and made a protectorate of the United Kingdom in 1884. The move towards independence reached a climax when the Lukiiko, the parliament of Buganda, declared independence on 8 October 1960 and requested that the British protectorate be terminated.
The Kampala Sun was founded in 1986 and is owned and operated by the Ugandan government and a few partners under the Vision Group that also consists of other companies like New Vision, 94.8 XFM, Bukkedde TV and newspaper plus many more. [citation needed] The first issue of The Kampala Sun was issued in 1986 and it circulates about 36,500 copies.
Kawaala is bordered by Nabweru to the north, Kazo to the northeast, Makerere to the east, Naakulabye to the south, Kasubi to the southwest, and Namungoona to the west. This is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, north of Kampala's central business district. [1]
He remained deeply resentful about the conquest of his own people by the British and urged them to keep up the struggle against a European rule. He died in the Seychelles on 8 May 1903, aged 34 or 35 as a result of torture by British soldiers and starvation. On 2 August 1910, his remains were repatriated and buried at Kasubi. [1] [7] [3]
Mutesa was born at the house of Albert Ruskin Cook in Makindye, Kampala, on 19 November 1924, the fifth son of the Kabaka Daudi Cwa II, who reigned between 1897 and 1939. [5] Mutesa's mother was Lady Irene Drusilla Namaganda, of the Nte clan.