• Independence Day in Uganda is a state holiday celebrated on October 9 every year. It celebrates Uganda's independence from the United Kingdom in 1962...
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    The Independence Monument, also known as the Uganda Independence Monument is a sculpture which symbolizes the independence of Uganda from British colonialism...
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    An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part...
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    Protectorate of Uganda in 1894, incorporating various kingdoms and setting the stage for future political dynamics. Uganda gained independence in 1962, with...
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    The Independence Day of Eritrea is one of the most important public holidays in the country. It is observed on May 24 every year. On this day in 1991...
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    Force Day (India) Arbor Day (Namibia) National Independence Day (Croatia) Navy Day (Peru) October 9 Hangul Day (South Korea) Independence Day (Uganda) Independence...
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    The national flag of Uganda (bendera ya Uganda) was adopted on 9 October 1962, the day that the nation became independent from the British Empire. It...
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  • public holidays in Uganda. List "Uganda Public Holidays 2020". PublicHolidays.ug. Retrieved August 23, 2020. "NRM Liberation Day 2021, 2022 and 2023"...
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    Program): During the Uganda Protectorate period, the British colonialists used South Asian immigrants as intermediaries. Following independence they constituted...
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    that of present-day Uganda. In the mid-1880s, the Kingdom of Buganda was divided between four religious factions - Adherents of Uganda's Native Religion...
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    decolonisation during the 1960s, Uganda was a protectorate of the United Kingdom within its colonial empire. In the run up to independence, a subcommittee was formed...
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  • 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...
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    annually. After Uganda achieved independence in October 1962, British officers retained most high-level military commands. Ugandans in the rank and file...
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    in Uganda during the first years of independence. A period of impartial administration should create conditions in which a referendum can one day be held...
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    Buganda (redirect from Buganda, Uganda)
    within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Uganda's Central...
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  • years before Uganda achieved independence from the British colonial government in 1962. In 1971 it became the New Vision Newspaper. "Uganda argus". Library...
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    Uganda has formal diplomatic relations with many countries, some accredited. Since the colonial era and after independence Uganda has grown to be one...
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  • governments—both of which maintained a strong presence in Uganda. Obote supported various independence movements in Southern Africa and opposed British weapons...
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  • Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either...
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    Idi Amin (redirect from Butcher of Uganda)
    against Somali rebels and then the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya. Uganda gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1962, and Amin remained in the army...
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  • Year's Day Rās lʿām 11 January Proclamation of Independence Day Taqdīm watīqat lʾistiqlāl 14 January Amazigh New Year Yennayer 1 May Labour Day ʿīd ššuġl...
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    with their independence days. Some countries did not gain their independence on a single date, therefore the latest day of independence is shown with...
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    The coat of arms of Uganda was adopted three weeks before the proclamation of independence by the Uganda Legislative Council. On 1 October 1962 the arms...
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    The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War (Kiswahili: Vita vya Kagera) and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between...
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    during British colonial rule in Uganda. In 1953, he attempted to have Buganda secede to retain the kingdom's independence from a proposed British colonial...
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  • In early August 1972, the President of Uganda Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of his country's Indian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country...
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  • "Heroes' Day in Mozambique". Holidays Around the World. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020. "Independence Day in Mozambique...
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    The Eritrean War of Independence was an armed conflict and insurgency aimed at achieving self-determination and independence for Eritrea from Ethiopian...
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  • Burkina Faso. "Revolution Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Burkina Faso". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020. "Martyrs Day in Burkina Faso / October...
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  • George Wilberforce Kakoma (category Ugandan composers)
    the Police Band conducted by Mr. Moon on October 9, 1962 during Uganda's Independence Day Celebrations. He received a personal token of sh2,000 from the...
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