Uganda received formal independence on Oct. 9, 1962
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| British explorer John Hanning Speke reached Buganda in 1862 during his successful search for the source of the Nile. Capt. Frederick D. Lugard established a military presence that committed a reluctant British government to make Uganda a protectorate (1894). In 1900, Buganda's leading chiefs signed an agreement accepting British protection in return for freehold rights in land for themselves. This provided Britain with a base from which to consolidate colonial rule over the rest of Uganda. |
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Uganda received formal independence on Oct. 9, 1962 |
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