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John Speke, a British explorer, is the first European to visit Buganda.
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Britian recognized the Kabaka, or Buganda tribal king, as the ruler the country but began to takes authority over the area and calls it Uganda.
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Britain granted independence to Uganda and the first elections were held. Today elections are a vital part of Ugandan politics.
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Although, Uganda had gained independance there was a sudden division of power as different tribes and political leaders tried to gain power and order over the country.
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The territories that were designated as kingdomes were formed under one name of Uganda.
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A new constitution describing Uganda as a republic and abolished the tradtional kingdoms and gave the president more power.
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The military leader Idi Amin overthrows Obote and starts a bloody eight-year rule that will end with the estimated death of 300,000 people.
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The start of the Uganda-Tanzania war which is usually referred to as the Lieration War begins with troops ambushing Amin's presidential lodge in Kampala.
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Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is voted in as the president of Uganda
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The resistant army accused of widespread human rights violations that continues to operate in northern Uganda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo began recruiting by Joseph Kony.
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Uganda, TAnzania, and Kenya join together to form the East African Community pledging cooperation. This organization continues to strive for social justice.
