Imperialism In Uganda

Uganda is a small country found around the central part of Africa. Uganda used to be populated by several Bantu-speaking tribes. The Bantu-speaking tribes include the Baganda from the central region and, the Batooro, Banyoro, Bamba, and Batwa from the western region, plus the Basoga, Bagwere from the eastern region. There are Bateso, Sebi, Pokot and Tepeth from the northeastern area, and the Nilotics who include the Acholi, Alur, Langi, Lugbara, Madi, Kakwa in the north. The Lendus from Zaire are also found across the border in Northwestern Uganda. During that time Uganda was called Buganda.
The people of Buganda where uncontacted until the 1840’s when Arabs came looking for slaves and ivory. Soon after them came explorers. In 1862 British
On Jan. 25, 1971, Colonel Amin deposed President Obote. Obote went into exile in Tanzania. Amin expelled Asian residents and launched a reign of terror against Ugandan opponents, torturing and killing tens of thousands. In 1976, he had himself proclaimed "President for Life." In 1977, Amnesty International estimated that 300,000 may have died under his rule, including church leaders and recalcitrant cabinet ministers.( InfoPlease). In 1976 Amin declared himself president for life. Uganda began invading multiple areas around it.
It was not until 1977 that Tanzania counter-invaded and forced Amin and his forces to leave the country (Gascoigne, 2001). After the exile of Amin came a chaotic time that has continued all the way up to today. Many presidents have came and went, hundreds of thousands of Ugandans tried to escape the chaotic fighting in their country, and not many have survived. There was a large guerilla strike against all former Amin supporters. Many peace treaties were attempted and many bombings and assassinations took place. Ever since the rule of Obote and Amin, Uganda has been a place of confused