Thursday, January 30, 2014


Uganda is an African country with a history of British colonization and poverty. Uganda has faced military rule during the 20th century and a lack of infrastructure.  Today, it supports South Sudan in their civil war and face a health epidemic fighting Breast Cancer.

European Colonization




The British government took complete control over Uganda in 1893. The new colony was called the Uganda Protectorate and was a conglomerate of different tribal regions. The British Empire became allied the Bagandans which were the largest ethnic group in the Uganda Protectorate. The British colony quickly became a massive producer of cotton. The British allowed the Bagandan's the most power over the country and they became the biggest benefactors of the British colonization out of any the ethnicities.

Independence from Britain



By the late 1940's many Ugandans wanted more freedoms from Great Britain. In the London conference of 1960 England supported the idea of Ugandan independence and allowed Uganda to have an election of its own leaders. After Great Britain left the country, there was a struggle between the three tribes for power. The Bugandan tribe was favored by the British and ended up  being superior over the Sudanic and Nilotic tribes.

Modern Day Uganda



Modern day Uganda has struggled to build its infrastructure. The current president has worked on creating more roads through rural terrain as well a building schools. The Ugandan government during the past decade agreed to a trade agreement and in return the Chinese built roads. They have implemented harsh laws against homosexuality. Healthcare is in a rather fragile state and many people live in a deteriorating state of health.