Uganda
1890-1918 		1939-1962







Uganda 1918-1939



During the interwar years, DAUDI CHWA (1897-1939) ruled as mwanga of Buganda. For much of his rule, he was a minor, and he asserted little influence; more powerful was Kabaka (prime minister) APOLO KAGGWA (-1926).
Complaints about mismanagement resulted in British interference in Bugandan affairs; prime minister Kaggwa resigned over the issue and a new generation of administrators, educated in christian schools, came into office.
In 1925 the Government established the EDUCATION DEPERTMENT, taking supervisory function of the education still administrated by the various missions, and considerably raising the financial aid given to them. MAKERERE COLLEGE was established as an institute for post-secondary education and training.
In the 1920es, a number of Asian-owned plantations were established. To work their plantations, they employed workers from other regions of Uganda and even from out of the country, thus causing migration. Uganda saw activity in the mining sector; in 1927, export of TIN began, in 1931 that of GOLD, in 1936 that of TIN-NIOBIUM-TANTALUM ORES, in 1937 that of WOLFRAM. The emergence of cotton ginneries meant the establishment of a rudimental Textile industry. In 1927 the cultivation of TOBACCO was introduced; cultivated by the natives in Bunyoro and the West Nile district, it became a major export product. The Great Depression of the 1930es seemed to have had little impact on Uganda's economy. The farmers simply grew food for their own consumption and switched back to export crops when the crisis was over. The British tended to regard Asians more trustworthy and used them as intermediarys in trade, which caused resentment of the Baganda and other Africans.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		Articles from Infoplease : Uganda
History of Buganda, from Buganda Homepage
Library of Congress, Country Study : Uganda
Links on Ugandan History from Looksmart
History of Uganda from UPenn, African Studies
DOCUMENTS List of Bugandan Kings, from Buganda Homepage
Flags from FOTW : Ugandan flags
Maps of Uganda, from CIA World Factbook; Ethnicity Map from uganda.co (scroll down)
REFERENCES South and East African Year Book and Guide, 49th edition, 1949, pp.758-760, 809-823 [G]
Michael Twaddle, The Settlement of South Asians in East Africa, pp.74-76 in : Robin Cohen, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge : UP 1995, KMLA Lib.Sign. 304.809 C678c
Article : British East Africa : Uganda Protectorate, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1919 pp.182-184, 1924 pp.191-193, 1925 pp.195-197, 1926 pp.199-201, 1928 pp.197-199, 1929 pp.198-200, 1932 pp.201-203, 1937 pp.220-223, 227 [G]
Article : Uganda Protectorate, in : Americana Annual 1927 pp.842-843 [G]
Article : Uganda, in : Americana Annual 1928 pp.774, 1930 p.760, 1931 p.755, 1932 p.706, 1933 pp.760-761, 1934 p.589, 1935 pp.711-712, 1936 pp.726-727, 1937 p.699, 1938 pp.694-695, 1939 p.762, 1940 pp.778-779 [G]
Article : British East Africa, in : Americana Annual 1930 pp.129-131, 1931 pp.125-126 [G]



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First posted in 2001, last revised on August 27th 2007

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