Uganda Protectorate
Uganda, 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
Henry Hesketh Bell was Commissioner, later Governor, of the Uganda Protectorate. Hesketh Bell's vision for Uganda included major development of its railway.
Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux
Governor of Uganda, 1910–1911
Cordeaux served as the first Governor of Uganda from 1910 to 1911, supervising the construction of the railway from Jinja to Kakindu.
Portrait of Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux: THE CORDEAUX YEARS* By Ian Bruce, Public domain, file
Frederick John Jackson
Governor of Uganda, 1911–1918
Frederick John Jackson was Lieutenant-Governor of the East African Protectorate and Governor of Uganda.
Portrait of Frederick John Jackson: Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927, Public domain, file
Robert Coryndon
Governor of Uganda, 1918–1922
Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon, a former secretary of Cecil Rhodes, became Governor of Uganda and then of Kenya. He was one of the most powerful of colonial administrators of his day.
Geoffrey Francis Archer
Governor of Uganda, 1922–1925
Archer was appointed Governor of Uganda in 1923, and made his first priority the control of 19,000 highly destructive elephants in the colony. Archer founded a department of education in Uganda and appointed a director.
Portrait of Geoffrey Francis Archer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, file
William Frederick Gowers
Governor of Uganda, 1925–1932
From 1925 to 1932 Gowers was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Protectorate. Gowers respected African sovereignty and took care to always be deferential towards the kings of Bunyoro and Uganda.
Bernard Henry Bourdillon
Governor of Uganda, 1932–1935
In 1932, he was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Uganda. Bourdillon has been described as being "Far ahead of his time" on issues of race.
Portrait of Bernard Henry Bourdillon: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, file
Philip Euen Mitchell
Governor of Uganda, 1935–1940
Sir Philip Euen Mitchell served as Governor of Uganda, Governor of Fiji and Governor of Kenya. In mid-1940 Sir Philip was transferred to Nairobi to co-ordinate the East African war effort.
Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas
Governor of Uganda, 1940–1945
Sir Charles Dundas served as Governor of the Bahamas and then as Governor of Uganda.
John Hathorn Hall
Governor of Uganda, 1945–1952
John Hathorn Hall was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Uganda from 1 January 1945 to 17 January 1952.
Andrew Cohen
Governor of Uganda, 1952–1957
In 1952 he was appointed Governor of Uganda, with the task of preparing that country for independence. He reorganised the Legislative Council (LEGCO) to include African representatives elected from districts throughout Uganda, thus creating the basis for a representative parliament. On 30 November, Cohen deposed the Kabaka and ordered his exile to London.
Frederick Crawford
Governor of Uganda, 1957–1961
Frederick Crawford was Governor of Uganda from 1957 to 1961. As governor, he believed it was too soon to grant independence to Uganda because he did not believe Uganda's economy could support itself.
Walter Coutts
Governor of Uganda, 1961–1962
Walter Coutts was Uganda's final Governor before independence. He oversaw the transition to internal self-governance of Uganda and appointed Benedicto Kiwanuka as the first prime minister in March 1962.
Portrait of Walter Coutts: Uganda People's Congress, Public domain, file
Culture
- The Uganda Agreement of 1900 solidified the power of the largely Protestant 'Bakungu' client-chiefs, led by Kagwa.
- London sent only a few officials to administer the country, relying primarily on the 'Bakungu' chiefs.
- The word Entebbe means "seat" in the local Luganda language.
Picture
Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda on the Lake Victoria peninsula, and it was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence in 1962.
Image: Mateo.Mfalme, CC BY-SA 4.0, file
Sources
Text adapted from the Wikipedia articles listed as sources, CC BY-SA 4.0.