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Uganda[1], officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by D.R. Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.
Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala. The people of Uganda were hunter-gatherers until 1,700 to 2,300 years ago, when Bantu-speaking populations migrated to the southern parts of the country.
Beginning in 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the UK, which established administrative law acrossthe territory. Uganda gained independence from Britain on 9 October 1962. The period since then has been marked by violent conflicts.
The official languages are English and Swahili, although many other languages are used throughout the country.
The president of Uganda is Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who came to power in January 1986 after a protracted six-year guerrilla war.
Bullet points[edit | edit source]
- Ugandan films have soul.
- Uganda must never die.
- As of 2020, the kingdom of Buganda is currently ruled by a king.
- Apparently, Winston Churchill once referred to this country as the "Pearl"[2], whatever that's supposed to mean.
- There's a lot of screwed-up things about Uganda, but Illogicopedia is the worst place for that kinda discussion.
Ugandan Knuckles[edit | edit source]
“YOU NEED TO HAVE EBOLA, TO KNOW DA WAY”
Ugandan Knuckles[3] is an internet meme originating from late December of 2017, and is the reason behind the crossed-out "information" in previous iterations of this article. The meme was called racist by many and essentially died off after a few months.
VRChat was once a hotspot for instances of Ugandan Knuckles. To this day, it is not uncommon to encounter stragglers and exotic variants.
In January of 2018, @sonic_hedgehog posted a crossbreed between the Ugandan Knuckles meme and the Galaxy Brain meme. The post asks viewers to respect other VRChat players and donate to Ugandan charities.
mini see also section for ugandan knuckles specifically[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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| East Africa | Burundi · Djibouti · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Kenya · Rwanda · Seychelles · Somalia · Sudan · South Sudan · Uganda · Tanzania |
| Southern Africa | Botswana · Comoros · Eswatini · Lesotho · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · South Africa · Zimbabwe |
| Fictional African Territories | Wakanda |