History of Uganda

Uganda 1. Historical background The country known as Uganda was once a British colony just like the majority of its neighbors in East Africa. It was initially intruded into by the Arab traders led by Speke and the British explorers led by Stanley in 1862 and 1875 respectively. They both paid homage to Mutesa who was the King (kabaka) of the Buganda. Uganda remained predominantly under the colony of the British until 1962 when they were granted internal self government by Britain (History

Imagine being given only 90 days to pick up your life and leave a place you call home. The Non-Citizen Asian population of Uganda was given only three months, ninety days to be precise, to leave the country. Later Asians who were Ugandan citizens were also expelled. Idi Amin’s reasoning for expelling 60,000 Asians from Uganda is still unclear. There are many theories put forth, but they remain mere speculation. As a result of Idi Amin’s erratic behavior, jingoism, and ruthlessness, Uganda’s economic

in Uganda Charles Martin, a 29-year-old American who had worked for Hydro Generation (HG) for 2 years before embarking on the Ugandan damn project. Martins’ educational experience, a degree in African Studies from the University of Wisconsin as well as a MBA from the University of Maryland coupled with his experience working through the Peace Corps made Martin uniquely qualified to work for HG in their new venture in Africa, a hydro-electric damn in Uganda. During Martins tenure in Uganda , his

traveled to Uganda as a part of a three-week mission trip. It was during that trip that she felt the initial tug of God directing the call for her life. She instantly fell in love with the country and could’t wait for the next chance she had to return. So when she was just 19 years old, Katie uprooted herself from her life in small-town Tennessee to move to Uganda full-time. As a promise she made to her parents, she was only supposed to live there for one year. During her first 12 months in Uganda, Katie

Module 2 assignment 1. Describe Ugandan cultural attributes that might affect the operations of a foreign company doing business there. Uganda is located in the center of Africa, having a population of 25 million people. The official language is English, but many of the people speak Bantu or Nilotic languages. Two thirds of the population is Christians, split about evenly between Roman Catholics and Anglicans, with a large number of Muslims and other various animistic religions

Congolese which were rather awful and created a distorted images of the state and its citizens Dunn (2001). The political conflicts began as early as the 1960’s which witnessed the external regional division emerged particularly between Rwanda and Uganda (Dunn, 2001). The regimes formed by these regions were intended to overthrow the dictatorship by Mobuto Sese Seko on Congo who renamed it to Zaire. Kabila the late president of Congo who ruled for about three years before he was brutally assassinated

Uganda Throughout the continent of Africa, a majority of the territories experienced colonization. Several nations, specifically Uganda, were placed under the rule of Great Britain. Uganda, an East African country surrounded by the Great Lakes of Africa, was one of the last parts of the continent to be reached by outsiders. Colonization in Uganda has brought many new customs and religion to the land and people. Prior to colonization, the land of Uganda was scarcely inhabited by humans. Between

the imperialism in Africa, a lot of different events happened in Uganda. The imperialism had effects on the country, some of the effects benefited the country, and some did not. Mostly, it did not benefit the country. The British did most things to only benefit themselves, and did not care about what happened to the citizens of Uganda. The British only wanted power over the country, and to make a profit. Before the imperialism, Uganda was a prosperous country. They were one of the most powerful and

1. Introduction The colonization of Uganda and Kenya is the reason why they are bilateral countries meaning they share many of the same interest such as political interest, economic interests etc… Being colonized by the United Kingdom has affected their history forever, and has made it extremely difficult to be in the same state as the rest of the world but also allowed both countries to be close with each other as they shared the same experiences. As they gained their independence, they later formed

Description Uganda is a third world country, dealing with extreme poverty, it is a landlocked country located in East Central Africa, west of Kenya and east of the democratic Republic of Congo. The absolute location of Uganda is 1.0667◦N, 31.8833◦E. The climate conditions in Uganda is tropical, generally wet, with two dry season December to February and June to August. Uganda is a under developed country with land condition mostly of plateau with a rim of mountains. Location of Uganda in the world