Makerere and Amin
Makerere University in Kampala was once known as the Oxford of East Africa. It was established in 1922 as a technical college by the colonial authorities. The Governor of…
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Makerere and Amin
Princess Clara Nalumansi
On women’s day, let’s celebrate women around the world, and remember a remarkable Muganda princess who died for daring to defy traditional gender roles, Princess Clara Nalumansi. She was the…
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Princess Clara Nalumansi
Idi Amin’s Expulsion of Asians
On 4th August 1972, the President of Uganda, Idi Amin, announced that Asians in Uganda had ninety days to leave the country. Amin stated that God had ordered him to…
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Idi Amin’s Expulsion of Asians
The permanent premises of the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court
On 1st July 2002, the first permanent court designed to try perpetrators of the most serious international crimes – namely, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of…
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The International Criminal Court
Remembering the Obalanga Massacre
The massacre at Obalanga on 15th June 2003 marked the beginning of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) invasion into the Teso sub region of Uganda. The rebels attacked the…
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Remembering the Obalanga Massacre
Martyrs’ Day in Uganda
On 3rd June, Uganda celebrates Martyrs’ Day. It is a public holidays, which commemorates the 22 Catholics and 23 Protestants who were killed for refusing to renounce their faith between…
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Martyrs’ Day in Uganda