MUTESA I

mootāˈsə, d. 1884, kabaka, or king, of Buganda (now in Uganda), c.1857–84. He brought Buganda to its height by increasing the autocratic powers of the kabaka, strengthening the army, improving the bureaucracy, and opening up trade, often in slaves, with Arab merchants. During his reign the first Europeans were admitted into Buganda.

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Rethinking Modernization; Anthropological Perspectives
Book by John J. Poggie Jr., Robert N. Lynch; Greenwood Press, 1974
Subjects: Social Change--Congresses, Social Evolution--Congresses
...Cristopher Sebadduka: Since I was born, Ive never seen a...Party candidate , he visited Mutesa Kabaka in his palace to thank...was one of those who elected Mutesa, first president of the independent...dissolved/ In 1966, he bullied Mutesa. He doesnt fear. He attacked...
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A History of the Southern Sudan: 1839-1889
Book by Richard Gray; Oxford University Press, 1961
Subjects: Sudan--History
...appeal was later to strengthen Mutesa against the Egyptian advance...1 Sir J. M. Gray, "Mutesa of Buganda", Uganda J...himself later realized this fact; Mutesa sends a lot of men down and...MSS. Gordon to Augusta, 21/I/ 75) . 2 Chaille-Long itinerary...
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Kakungulu & the Creation of Uganda, 1868-1928
Book by Michael Twaddle; James Currey, 1993
Subjects: Ganda (African People)--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Kakungulu, Semei--1868-1928, Uganda--History--1890-1962
...to have died a few months before Mutesa I of Buganda. Mutesa died in October 1884. In Two Kings...seeing Lubambula paying homage to Mutesa soon after his arrival in Buganda...unpublished typescript, 1960. I am indebted to Ron Clarke for drawing...
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A History of the Church in Africa
Book by Bengt Sundkler, Christopher Steed; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Africa--Church History, Christianity--Africa
...of God. I been teach them already, but I want you to send me Litala Sundi, that he...you. J. Scopion alias Darllington Maftaa I am translating the Bible to Mutesa, son of Suna, King of Uganda. I was with Henry M. Stanley, together with...
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Missions, Nationalism, and the End of Empire
Book by Brian Stanley, Alaine Low; W.B. Eerdmans, 2003
Subjects: Decolonization--History--20th Century--Congresses, Missions--History--20th Century--Congresses, Nationalism--History--20th Century--Congresses
...the church had a duty to address.l8 Mutesa himself was dis- mayed at Bishop Browns...CMS London -General Secretary vol. I): Mutesa to Warren, 22 Jan. 1954. 20. LP...CMS London - General Secretary vol. I): Brown to Warren, 16 Feb. and...
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Kabaka Mutesa and Venereal Disease: an Essay on Medical History and Sources in Precolonial Buganda
Journal article by Michael W. Tuck; History In Africa, Vol. 30, 2003
...hundred years. As a result I argue that Mutesa suffered from gonorrhea...From this evidence I conclude that Mutesa could not have had venereal...for which he treated Mutesa. However, he did say that: ... when I left Uganda, Mtesa was...
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Radical Rudeness: Ugandan Social Critiques in the 1940s
Journal article by Carol Summers; Journal of Social History, Vol. 39, 2006
Subjects: Radicals (Persons)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Radicals (Persons)--Political activity, Radicals--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Radicals--Political activity, Uganda--History, Uganda--Political aspects, Uganda--Social aspects
...Chwa denied paternity of Mutesa II, claiming Irenes son...misunderstanding ... I would like to make it...Even more scandalously, Mutesa was rumored to be responsible...sleep with men. 52. Mutesa II acknowledged this in...reason, thought that I was greatly influenced...
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Unraveling Speke: the Unknown Revision of an African Exploration Classic
Journal article by David Finkelstein; History In Africa, Vol. 30, 2003
...Victoria Nyanza with King Mutesa, is a typical representation...dream of the friends I left behind and look...first audience with Mutesa, for example, Speke...ridiculous so much so that I was induced to enquire...abide by anything that I might propose.31...Spekes treatment of Mutesa and his courtiers...
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The Suffering Church in the Sudan*
Journal article by Thomas P. Kedini; Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol. 71, 2002
Subjects: Christianity, Religious history, Social history, Sudan
...well known to the Ugandan King Mutesa who is reputed to have cooperated...Sudan. Roland Oliver writes: "Mutesa did not need to be told that...name of the companions with whom I suffered, in the name of the Sudan people, whose misery I have seen, and in the name of...
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"The Rupee Disease": Taxation, Authority, and Social Conditions in Early Colonial Uganda
Journal article by Michael W. Tuck; The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 39, 2006
Subjects: Agreements, Changes, Political power, Society, Taxation
...conclusions as well. For example, below I describe revolts by common people against...Arabs had warned Mwangas predecessor Mutesa that British plans for taxation were part...and old Prince Mbogo, the brother of Mutesa, came and wrapped some cents round his...
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Who Burnt Buganda's Kasubi Tombs?On the Night of 16 March, an Arsonist Set Fire to the Royal Tombs of Uganda's Dominant Ethnic Group, the Baganda. by Burning It Down, the Arsonist Struck at the Very Heart of Buganda's Cultural Identity, Reports Agnes Asiimwe from Kampala
Magazine article by Agnes Asiimwe; New African, May 2010
Subjects: Arson--Investigations, Buganda--Social aspects, Ganda (African people)--Crimes against, Museveni, Yoweri--Investigations, Museveni, Yoweri--Public opinion, Presidents (Government)--Investigations, Presidents (Government)--Public opinion, Presidents--Investigations, Presidents--Public opinion, Tombs--Destruction
...reed, wattle, and daub. The hut was rebuilt by King Mutesa I because an earlier one, constructed by his father, King...old. Rebuilding the palace was only one of the changes Mutesa I made. He also received the first European visitors to...
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Time Travel: If You're after More Than a Tan from Your Next Holiday, Let Rough Guides Authors Robin Eagles, Mark Ellingham, Michael Haag, Ian Littlewood, Gordon W McLachlan, Neil Roland and Justin Wintle Lead You around Some of the World's Great Historical Sites
Magazine article by Robin Eagles, Mark Ellingham, Michael Haag, Ian Littlewood, Gordon W Mclachlan, Neil Roland, Justin Wintle; Geographical, Vol. 75, February 2003
Subjects: Travel industry--Services, Web sites--Directories
...aspirations, especially Antiochus I, who called himself Epiphanes...gigantic grass huts, "such as I had never seen in Africa before...was granted an audience with Mutesa, the king of Buganda, to whom...discover how the rifle worked, Mutesa ordered one of his courtiers...
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Mwanawasa Walks Alone
Magazine article by Zarina Geloo; New African, July 2003
Subjects: Mwanawasa, Levy--Political activity, Presidents (Government)--International aspects, Presidents--International aspects
...look around my MMD elected MPs, I dont see anyone suitable for...job to Mumba. "That is why I needed to remove one nominated...interesting constitutional matter, but I consulted widely and if there...Mwanawasas latest move. Fred Mutesa, a Universiry of Zambia lecturer...
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Tea with the Messiah: Yoweri Museveni Was Once Hailed as a Model for African Leaders, but They Don't Say That Any More. When Michela Wrong Suggested He Was Clinging to Power, He Invited Her in for a Chat
Magazine article by Michela Wrong; New Statesman, Vol. 135, September 18, 2006
Subjects: Museveni, Yoweri--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Museveni, Yoweri--Political activity, Presidents (Government)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Presidents (Government)--Political activity, Presidents--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Presidents--Political activity, Uganda--Political aspects
...seriously challenges the state." I asked Museveni, who once said...with alternation of power. "I totally believe in competition of ideas," he said. "What I dont believe is that competition...secures independence 1963 Kabaka Mutesa II is elected president and the...
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Months Past: The Source of the Nile; the Pact to End War; and the Fall of the Hospitallers: Richard Cavendish Introduces This Month's Anniversaries
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 58, August 2008
Subjects: Explorers--Works, Knights and knighthood--Aims and objectives, Knights--Aims and objectives, Nile River--Discovery and exploration, Renunciation of War Treaty, 1928, Speke, John Hanning--Works, War (International law)--Social aspects, World War I, 1914-1918
...Gondokoro, 750 miles south of Khartoum, in February, 1862. After much politicking and intrigue the powerful king of Buganda, Mutesa, allowed Speke to proceed to the point on Lake Victoria where the White Nile issues from the lake. He reached what he named...
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encyclopedia articles on: Mutesa I  - 2 results

 
 
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Mutesa I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MUTESA I moota s , d. 1884, kabaka, or king, of Buganda (now in Uganda), c.1857 84. He brought Buganda to its height by increasing...
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Uganda
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...European to visit Buganda. He met with Mutesa I , as did Henry M. Stanley , who reached Buganda in 1875. Mutesa, fearful of attacks from Egypt...allow Christian missionaries (who Mutesa mistakenly thought would provide military...


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