Buganda - Buganda is a large region in the southern part of Uganda, comprising most of Uganda's shoreline on Lake Victoria. The people of Buganda are known as Baganda, and they are the largest of Uganda's 40 different ethnic groups. Within the Baganda are 46 different clans officially recognized by the government. According to this site, "a clan represents a group of people who can trace their lineage to a common ancestor in some distant past." Read more about the different clans, Bugandan history, and languages at this site. Various words on the pages are linked to additional information on other sites, but they don't all work. However, even without the links, you'll find a wealth of reading here.
Tourism in Uganda - The attractions of Uganda were described by Sir Winston Churchill in his book "My African Journey", ...For magnificence, for variety of form and color, for profusion of brilliant life-bird, insect, reptile, beast-for vast scale.., Uganda is truly the pearl of Africa." Discover it all here!
Uganda - Surprisingly, even though this page was developed by a travel agency trying to get people to vacation in Uganda, it is still quite frank about the brutal history of the country and its two terrible dictators. For good hard, historical facts about Uganda, this may be the site to see.
Uganda - The Pearl of Africa - Winston Churchill called Uganda the "pearl of Africa." Once you've toured this site and seen what Uganda has to offer with its scenery and wildlife, you may agree. With information about Ugandan history, government, education, geography, business, health, human rights, and other important facts, this site offers rich insights into this developing nation.
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