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On the occasion of Uganda's proclamation of independence on 9 October 1962, Sweden's prime minister, Tage Erlander, sent a congratulatory telegram to Uganda's prime minister, Milton Obote. He stated that the Swedish government recognized Uganda as a sovereign and independent state and expressed its desire to maintain friendly and cordial ...
World War II encouraged the colonial administration of Uganda to recruit 77,143 ... By the time Uganda had become independent, ... and Sweden said they would withhold ...
After the British conquered the country, there were various actions, including in 1887, and independence was granted in 1962. After independence, Uganda was plagued with a series of conflicts, most rooted in the problems caused by colonialism. [1] Like many African nations, Uganda endured a series of civil wars and coup d'états.
The Forging of an African Nation: The Political and Constitutional Evolution of Uganda from Colonial Rule to Independence, 1894–1962 (Viking, 1980) Jørgensen, Jan Jelmert, Uganda: a modern history (1981) online; Karugire, S. R. The History of Nkore - A History of the Kingdom of Nkore in Western Uganda to 1896. (Clarendon Press, 1971). Kasozi ...
1940 – 1943 — With the outbreak of World War II, war arrives in Africa in 1940, with Italy joining the war, initially British forces in British Somaliland are defeated by the Italians coming from Italian East Africa and the territory is taken. However, by 1941, the British retake lost territory and take over Italian East Africa.
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The national military was renamed to "Uganda Army" on 1 August 1962, [8] though it was often still called the "Uganda Rifles". [9] Uganda officially became independent on 9 October 1962. [1] At this point, British officers recommended one of the few native officers, Major Augustine Karugaba, as new army chief to Prime Minister Obote.
Uganda became an independent sovereign state on 9 October 1962. As a Commonwealth realm , [ 1 ] the British monarch , Elizabeth II , remained head of state as Queen of Uganda until the link with the British monarchy was severed on 9 October 1963 and the Kabaka (King) of Buganda , Sir Edward Mutesa II , became the first President of Uganda .