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==Immigration into Uganda== | ==Immigration into Uganda== | ||
*Uganda is named after 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. | |||
*In the 1860s, while Arabs sought influence from the north, '''British explorers''' searching for the source of the Nile arrived in Uganda. They were followed by '''British Anglican missionaries''' who arrived in the kingdom of Buganda in 1877 and '''French Catholic missionaries''' in 1879. | |||
*The British government chartered the '''Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEAC)''' to negotiate trade agreements in the region beginning in 1888. | |||
*In 1893, the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of the Kingdom of Buganda to the British government. Beginning in 1894, the area was ruled as a '''protectorate by the UK''', which established administrative law across the territory. | |||
*In the 1890s, 32,000 '''laborers from British India''' were recruited to East Africa under indentured labour contracts to construct the Uganda Railway. | |||
*Most of the surviving Indians returned home, but 6,724 decided to remain in East Africa after the line's completion. Subsequently, some became traders and took control of cotton ginning and sartorial retail. | |||
*Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 October 1962. | |||
==Emigration From Uganda== | ==Emigration From Uganda== | ||
Uganda Diaspora refers to about 1.5 million Ugandans (according to the UN Human Development Report of 2009) who left Uganda from the early 1970s—during the dictatorship reign of Idi Amin (to escape persecution and death)--to the current time "in search for better social and economic opportunities." | Uganda Diaspora refers to about 1.5 million Ugandans (according to the UN Human Development Report of 2009) who left Uganda from the early 1970s—during the dictatorship reign of Idi Amin (to escape persecution and death)--to the current time "in search for better social and economic opportunities." | ||