A blog about the history and colonization of Uganda By Michael Danner, Jack Plantz and Julian Cantilo
Thursday, January 30, 2014
European Colonization
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.
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