Busoga College Mwiri, commonly known as Busoga College, is a boarding

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located in

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Location

Busoga College Mwiri is located on Mwiri Hill in Wairaka Parish, Kakira Town Council- Jinja District,

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of Uganda, adjacent and to the immediate west of the town of

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. Mwiri is approximately by road, north-east of Jinja, the second largest city in the

. The coordinates of Busoga College are 0°29'55.0"N, 33°15'48.0"E (Latitude0.498611; Longitude:33.263333).

Overview

The all-boys boarding school was founded by the

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, who later turned it over to the

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. The school receives funding from Uganda's Ministry of Education, thus meeting the classification as a

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. It is one of the prominent middle and high schools (Senior Secondary Schools), in Uganda. The country's first Prime Minister, the late Milton Obote, attended Busoga College Mwiri.

History

Busoga College was founded on 25 September 1911, as Balangira High School, to educate the sons of Busoga Chiefs. Initially, the school was housed in Kamuli. Between 1920 and 1930, plans were made to move the school to Mwiri Hill because of more space and newer, better infrastructure. The school also opened to sons of non-chiefs. Between 1930 and 1933, the school temporarily relocated to Kings College Budo in

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because of the poor accommodations at Kamuli. In 1933, the school permanently relocated to its present premises at Mwiri Hill. In 1967, a proposal was made to merge Busoga College with nearby

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. The following year, however, the Busoga College Old Boys Association rejected the proposal and the idea was abandoned.

Prominent alumni

The prominent men who have attended Busoga College Mwiri include the following: * Milton Obote: The first

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(1962 to 1966). President of Uganda (1966 to 1971) and (1980 to 1985). Deposed twice from power via

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in 1971 and by

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and as

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under

* James Zikusoka: civil engineer, who served as the Cabinet Minister of Works and Transport from 1971 until 1972

References

External links

Website of Busoga College Mwiri

Busoga College Mwiri: The School That Was
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