Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally or Pearl of Africa Rally Uganda (PoARU) is one of the main motorsport events in

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. It is part of the National Rally Championship and the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC).

Origins

The first edition of the Pearl of Africa Rally was held in 1997 as an African Rally Championship candidate event. This followed the successful organisation of

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

's Great Lakes Rally in Uganda in 1996. The Great Lakes Rally was moved to Uganda due to political instability in

. Inspired by the success of the Great Lakes Rally, Uganda decided to apply for its own African Rally Championship event in 1997. As Winston Churchill visited Uganda, he baptised the country as the ‘Pearl of Africa’, that's where this event receives its name from. Some remarkable drivers in the history of Uganda are Sospeter Munyegera,

Shekhar Mehta Chandra Shekhar Mehta (20 June 1945 – 12 April 2006) was a Kenyan rally driver. He was born in Uganda and won the Safari Rally a record five times (1973, 1979–82), including four consecutively, and in 1981 finished fifth in the World Rally ...

, Satwant Singh, Charlie Lubega, Moses Lumala, Emmanuel Katto and Chipper Adams, among others.

Past winners of Pearl of Africa Rally

Source: Motor Sport Uganda Motor Sport Uganda, no date
Pearl Of Africa Uganda Rally 2012 - Rally Guide
and African Rally ChampionshipAfrican Rally Championship, 15 July 2012
Mohammed Essa crowned Shell Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2012 champion – By Fredrick Musisi - Kamplala – Sunday 15 July 2012 19h30
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References

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External links

African Rally Championship

FIA - African Rally Championship

Uganda Motorsport
Rally competitions in Uganda Sport in Uganda Recurring sporting events established in 1997 1997 establishments in Uganda Motorsport in Africa

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