42K views · 54 reactions | HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, UGANDA  Gained independence from the UK on October 9, 1962. Kampala became the capital, and Milton Obote was the country’s first Prime Minister. Today, Uganda celebrates 63 years of freedom. w/ @ghettokids_tfug | NWE | Facebook

2.7K views · 1.4K reactions | On this day in 1962, Uganda gained independence from Britain as a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. In October 1963, Uganda became a republic but maintained its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. This is how it all went down on that memorable day. Video Credit: Pathe News | Daily Monitor | Facebook

46 reactions · 128 shares | Uganda won independence from Britain on October 9th, 1962, after 68 years of British rule. At midnight the Union Jack was lowered and the Uganda flag was raised for the first time. | History of Uganda | Facebook

THE RENAISSANCE OF UGANDA 1995 ABC NEWS Remarkable things are happening in Uganda, a country which for two decades was best known for mayhem and murders. Foreign investors are returning. The army is being reduced by one-half. Schools are reopening. The renaissance is due largely to President Yoweri Museveni, an intellectual who came to power nine years ago after leading a guerrilla campaign against Uganda's military dictators. He is not without his critics. Although almost everyone credits Musev

New Ugandan Crackdown Said to Kill Thousands By Caryle Murphy August 5, 1984 (The Washington Post) The Ugandan Army has killed or intentionally starved to death thousands of civilians in the past few months as part of what appears to be an officially sanctioned get-tough policy in the Army's three-year-old fight against rebels, according to well-informed sources. The deaths, mostly of women and children, as well as recent arrests of many hundreds of political activists, are part of a campaign in