The Mulago Hospital massacre occurred at the
Mulago Government African Hospital in
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
,
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
on July 28, 1950.
After visiting his dying son at the hospital, 55-year-old Lazaro Obwara ran down the ward and stabbed a woman and eleven children with a knife, all of whom died. Obwara was arrested and charged with ten counts of murder.
Hospital Tragedy
'' The Crown Colonist'' Vol. 20; 1950.
References
Mass murder in 1950
Massacres in Uganda
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Massacres in 1950
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July 1950 events in Africa
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