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Sebastian Kyalwazi
Sebastian Kakule Kyalwazi, (20 October 1920 - 25 January 1992), was a Ugandan consultant surgeon who served as professor and head of surgery at Makerere University School of Medicine and concurrently as senior consultant surgeon at Mulago National Referral Hospital from the early 1970s until his death in the early 1990s. He is reported to be the first indigenous African to qualify as a surgeon in East Africa, East and Central Africa. Early life and education Kyalwazi was born in Masaka District, in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region of Uganda, where he was raised as a Roman Catholic. After primary school in Kampala and Masaka, he studied at St. Mary's College Kisubi, where he obtained both his GCE Ordinary Level and GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom), GCE Advanced Level certificates. In 1948, he graduated from Makerere University (at that time a constituent college of the University of London), with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaka
Masaka is a city in the Buganda Region of Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District. Location Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The city is close to the Equator. The coordinates of Masaka are 0°20'28.0"S, 31°44'10.0"E (Latitude:-0.341111; Longitude:31.736111). Masaka lies at an average elevation of above sea level. History Masaka was founded as a township in 1953. It became a town council in 1958 and a municipality in 1968. Masaka was a strategically important location during the Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–79), and was accordingly garrisoned by Uganda Army troops. These soldiers terrorized the local civilians, and most fled the town. On 23–24 February 1979, the Tanzania People's Defence Force and allied Ugandan rebels attacked the settlement, resulting in the Battle of Masaka. The town was bombarded with artillery, and fell to the Tanzanian-led forces after light resistance. The Tanza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
