(This page was made 9 times, 8 of those were when my computer crashed)
Capital: Kampala
Languages: English, Swailli
Population: 37,000,000
Timeline of events
1862 | British explorer John Speke is the first European to visit Uganda. |
1962 | Uganda gains independence. Mutesa II becomes president. |
1967 | Obote imposes a new constitution, which makes him president and abolishes all of Uganda's tribal kingdoms. |
1971 | Military leader Idi Amin overthrows Obote. During Amin's cruel eight-year rule, an estimated 300,000 people are killed. |
1978 | Amin attacks Tanzania. Amin is forced out of the country in 1979. |
1986 | Yoweri Museveni takes power. He brings stability and improved human rights protection. |
2008 | a cease-fire agreement is signed with a rebel group |
2010 | A fire destroys the historical burial site of four ancient rulers of the Buganda region. Violence breaks out after angry protesters, who blamed arsonists for the fires, clash with security forces |
2013 | A child from America (That I personally know) Raised hundreds of thousands of US dollars to raise money for the Uganda Water Project, to allow water plants in Uganda. |