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Polygamy is legal in Uganda, where a man is allowed to marry multiple wives at a time. Due to this, most families tend to contain an abundance of children. [citation needed] According to the 2014 Census of Uganda, 8.3% of all women aged 18 years or more, were currently married or cohabiting in a polygamous relationship, and 7.1% of men. [1]
This includes marriages performed in front of a registrar, bypassing the religious and traditional aspects of marriage entirely and instead opting for a simplified process which still provides the legal benefits of marriage. Some African couples are opting to bypass the legal marriage status entirely and alternatively having irregular unions as ...
Customary marriage (civil recognition) [164] Passed: Passed: Signed Yes Namibia: 2003 Customary law (recognizes polygamous unions) [165] Passed: Passed: Signed Yes Namibia: 2004 Pension benefits to wives of a deceased president [166]-Failed- No Uganda: 2005 Polygamous civil marriage (easing of laws; plus restrictions) Passed: Passed: Signed Yes ...
Under the Constitution of Uganda, the legal marriage age for both men and women is eighteen years old. [54] However, there is strong evidence of girls in Uganda quitting school to become a child bride. [55] According to the U.S. Embassy in Uganda, in 2017, Uganda faced one of the highest rates of early marriage globally. [56]
Civil marriages (conducted by government authorities) and Christian marriages preclude the possibility of polygamy. About 10 to 15 families traditionally made up a village, headed by a village headman (Omukasa). [citation needed] Oweliguru is a title for a village leader coined from the English word "Crew."
Traditional Chinese marriage is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involve a marriage established by pre-arrangement between families. Within the traditional Chinese culture , romantic love was allowed, and monogamy was the norm for most ordinary citizens.
In 1960 the Uganda Council of Women led by Edith Mary Bataringaya passed a resolution urging that laws regarding marriage, divorce, and inheritance should be recorded in written form and publicized nationwide—a first step toward codifying customary and modern practices. During the first decade of independence, this council also pressed for ...
"The marriage customs of the Lango tribe (Uganda) in relation to canon Law" Curley, Richard T (1973). Elders, Shades, and Women: Ceremonial Change in Lango, Uganda.