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• Comment: This seems to be mostly about Uganda, the country. Any additional salient content should be merged into the existing Uganda article. DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:49, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

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THE SIXTY SECOND (62) UGANDA INDEPENDENCE IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE CAUSED BY THE NRM GOVERNMENT

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda,is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, it lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it has a population of over 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala.

Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south, including Kampala, and whose language Luganda is widely spoken; the official language is English. The region was populated by various ethnic groups, before Bantu and Nilotic groups arrived around 3,000 years ago. These groups established influential kingdoms such as the Empire of Kitara. The arrival of Arab traders in the 1830s and British explorers in the late 19th century, marked the beginning of foreign influence. The British established the Protectorate of Uganda in 1894, incorporating various kingdoms and setting the stage for future political dynamics. Uganda gained independence in 1962, with Milton Obote as the first prime minister. The 1966 Mengo Crisis marked a significant conflict with the Buganda kingdom. Idi Amin's military coup in 1971 led to a brutal regime characterized by mass killings and economic decline, until his overthrow in 1979.

Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement (NRM) took power in 1986 after a six-year guerrilla war. This brought stability and growth, but authoritarian practices and human rights abuses. The abolition of presidential term limits, allegations of electoral fraud and repression, have raised concerns about Uganda's democratic future. Museveni was elected president in the 2011, 2016, and 2021 general elections. Human rights issues, corruption, and regional conflicts, such as involvement in the Congo Wars and the struggle against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), continue to challenge Uganda. Despite this, it has made progress in education and health, improving literacy and reducing HIV infection, though challenges in maternal health and gender inequality persist. The country's future depends on addressing governance and human rights, while leveraging its natural and human resources for sustainable development.

Geographically, Uganda is diverse, with volcanic hills, mountains, and lakes, including Lake Victoria, the world's second-largest freshwater lake. The country has significant natural resources, including fertile agricultural land and untapped oil reserves, contributing to its economic development. The service sector dominates the economy, surpassing agriculture. Uganda's rich biodiversity, with national parks and wildlife reserves, attracts tourism, a vital sector for the economy. Uganda is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, G77, the East African Community, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

This 09th of October 2024 Uganda is celebrating her 64th Independence, but not only rejoicing for it's freedom as the nation but also rejoicing for the freedom of various achieved successes as contributed by it's government. Today in Uganda there is a Freedom of worship, Speech, freedom to security and freedom of making businesses, freedom of quality free study being enabled by the government. Many investors are pouring out into the nation because of the freedom to create businesses and so the national people have gained wealth through all these freedoms and unlike back in the 90's during the former government's regime, which was very evident that freedom was gained only by those in higher authorities and leadership, the freedom were much denied to the citizens, some Kingdoms like the Buganda-Kingdom and foreigners like the Idians and there was no worship unlike for only Muslims.

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Nrm Achievementshttps://www.nrm.ug/achievements