History of Uganda

Buganda, 1420–1966 Draft, not yet reviewed

Buganda is a Bantu kingdom within Uganda, the kingdom of the Baganda people, and the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa. Buganda's history includes unification around the 13th century by the first king, Kato Kintu, the founder of Buganda's Kintu dynasty. Buganda grew to become one of the largest and most powerful states in East Africa during the 18th and the 19th centuries. Following years of political turmoil, the kingdom, which largely occupies a ceremonial role, was officially restored in 1993 by Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement under Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda since 1986.

Seat of power: Kampala

Uganda Protectorate, 1894–1962 Draft, not yet reviewed

The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962. In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of the Kingdom of Buganda to the British government. In 1894 the Uganda Protectorate was established, and the territory was extended beyond the borders of Buganda to an area that roughly corresponds to that of present-day Uganda. On 18 June 1894, the British government declared that Uganda would come under British protection as a Protectorate.

Seat of power: Entebbe

Rulers

• Henry Hesketh Bell, Governor of Uganda, 1907–1910
• Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux, Governor of Uganda, 1910–1911
• Frederick John Jackson, Governor of Uganda, 1911–1918
• Robert Coryndon, Governor of Uganda, 1918–1922
• Geoffrey Francis Archer, Governor of Uganda, 1922–1925
• William Frederick Gowers, Governor of Uganda, 1925–1932
• Bernard Henry Bourdillon, Governor of Uganda, 1932–1935
• Philip Euen Mitchell, Governor of Uganda, 1935–1940
• Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas, Governor of Uganda, 1940–1945
• John Hathorn Hall, Governor of Uganda, 1945–1952
• Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda, 1952–1957
• Frederick Crawford, Governor of Uganda, 1957–1961
• Walter Coutts, Governor of Uganda, 1961–1962

Commonwealth realm of Uganda, 1962–1963 Draft, not yet reviewed

Uganda became an independent sovereign state on 9 October 1962. As a Commonwealth realm, the British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Uganda until the link with the British monarchy was severed on 9 October 1963 and the Kabaka (King) of Buganda, Sir Edward Mutesa II, became the first President of Uganda. In 1963, Uganda adopted a new constitution which abolished the links with the British monarchy. Milton Obote held office as prime minister and head of government.

Seat of power: Kampala

Rulers

• Elizabeth II, monarch of the commonwealth realm of Uganda, 1962–1963

Uganda, 1963 to today Draft, not yet reviewed

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda gained independence in 1962, with Milton Obote as the first prime minister. Obote was overthrown in a military coup in 1971 by Idi Amin, who subsequently ruled the country under a brutal dictatorship until he was overthrown in 1979 during the Uganda–Tanzania War. Obote returned to power following the controversial 1980 Ugandan general election, prompting a six-year guerrilla war, ending with the victory of Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement in 1986.

Seat of power: Kampala

Rulers

• Muteesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda, 1963–1966
• Milton Obote, President of Uganda, 1966–1971
• Idi Amin, President of Uganda, 1971–1979
• Godfrey Binaisa, President of Uganda, 1979–1980
• Yusuf Lule, President of Uganda, 1979–1979
• Milton Obote, President of Uganda, 1980–1985
• Paulo Muwanga, President of Uganda, 1980–1980
• Tito Okello, President of Uganda, 1985–1986
• Bazilio Olara-Okello, President of Uganda, 1985–1985
• Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, 1986 to today