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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 ...

Buganda Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ...

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 ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1881 -

Kasubi Tombs The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas (kings of Buganda) and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda peop ...

built. * 1885 -

Mengo Palace Mengo can refer to: *Mengo, Uganda **Mengo Hospital **Mengo Senior School *Clube de Regatas do Flamengo *Letin Mengo The Letin Mengo () is a Battery electric vehicle, battery electric city car manufactured by Levdeo since 2020. Sales began in Chi ...

built. * 1894 **

Uganda Protectorate The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962. In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of the Kingdom of Buganda to the Brit ...

established. ** Anglican church built on

Namirembe Hill Namirembe is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning ''peace''. Namirembe loosely translates into ''Full of ...

. * 1897 -

Mengo Hospital Mengo Hospital, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a private, faith-based, community, teaching hospital in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Location The hospital is located on Namirembe Hill in Lubaga Division in northwestern ...

founded.

20th century

* 1901 - Kampala Sports Club formed. * 1903 -

Nsambya Hospital St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, commonly known as Nsambya Hospital, is a hospital in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Location Nsambya Hospital is located 2.7Km from Kampala Central Business District off Ggaba ...

founded. * 1904 - St. Paul's church built in Mengo. * 1905 - Government station relocated to Nakasero Hill. * 1906 ** Kampala designated a township; its area includes Mengo,

Nakasero Nakasero is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Nakasero is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's central business district and several government offices, ...

Namirembe Namirembe is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning ''peace''. Namirembe loosely translates into ''Full of ...

Nsambya Nsambya is a hill in the center of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. The name also refers to the upscale and middle-class neighborhoods that have been developed on the hill and its slopes. Location Nsambya is located approximate ...

, and

Lubaga Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It comes from the Luganda word ''okubaga'', describing a process of "planning" or "strengthening" a structure while constructing it. For example, ''okubaga ekisenge'' means to stre ...

hills. ** Population: 30,000. * 1908 -

Uganda Museum The Uganda Museum is located in Kampala, Uganda. It displays and exhibits ethnological, natural-historical and traditional life collections of Uganda's cultural heritage. It was founded in 1908, after Governor George Wilson called for "all articl ...

founded. * 1910 - Goan Institute established. * 1911 - Kampala Club founded. * 1913 - Indian Association formed. * 1915 -

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-Kampala railway begins operating. * 1917 - Kampala Public Library established. * 1921 - Central Council of Indian Associations of Uganda headquartered in Kampala. * 1922 **

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established. ** Population: 40,000 (approximate).***''Please note that a wikilink to the article on

ganda Ganda may refer to: Places * Ganda, Angola * Ganda, Tibet, China * Ganda, the ancient Latin name of Ghent, a city in Belgium Other uses * Baganda or Ganda, a people of Uganda ** Luganda or Ganda language, a language of Uganda * ''Ganda'' and "Ga ...

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is not available''*** * 1925 - Speke Hotel in business. * 1929 - Entebbe airfield begins operating. * 1931 - Uganda Railway begins operating. * 1948 - Catholic Vicariate of Kampala established. * 1949 ** Kampala gains "municipal status". ** Population: 58,000. * 1950 - 28 July: Knifing at hospital. * 1955 -

Butabika Hospital Butabika National Referral Hospital, commonly known as Butabika Hospital is a hospital in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is the mental health national referral hospital for the entire country's estimated population of 36 million ...

opens. * 1957 -

Lugogo Cricket Oval Lugogo Stadium, also known as Lugogo Cricket Oval, is a cricket ground in Kampala, Uganda. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1957 when Kenya Asians played Sunder Cricket Club. In that same year Uganda first used the ground whe ...

in use. * 1958 -

Bulange Bulange (''boo-lah-ngeh''), is a building in Uganda. It houses the ''Lukiiko'' (Parliament) of the Kingdom of Buganda. The Kabaka of Buganda and the ''Katikkiro'' (Prime Minister) of Buganda also maintain offices in the building. The building ser ...

constructed. * 1959 ** Serwano Kulubya becomes mayor. ** Population: 46,735 city; 123,332 urban agglomeration. * 1962 - Kampala becomes capital of Uganda. * 1963 - City becomes part of republic of Uganda. * 1964 ** Uganda Public Libraries Board headquartered in city. ** Nommo Gallery established. * 1965 - Apollo Hotel in business. * 1966 -

Battle of Mengo Hill The Buganda Crisis, also called the 1966 Mengo Crisis, the Kabaka Crisis, or the 1966 Crisis, domestically, was a period of political turmoil that occurred in Buganda. It was driven by conflict between Prime Minister Milton Obote and the Kabaka o ...

. * 1967 **

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headquartered in Kampala. **

Ugandan National Theatre The Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) is a Ugandan statutory body that was established by the Uganda National Cultural Centre Act, a 1959 Act of Parliament (amended 1965). Location The headquarters of UNCC are located at the corner of Said ...

established. * 1968 - Kawempe, Kyambogo, Luzira, Makindye, Mmengo, Nakawa, Nakulabye, Natete, and Ntinda villages become part of Kampala. **

A. G. Mehta A. G. Mehta was a Ugandan member of parliament, barrister and the eldest son of a prominent Indian industrialist. The Honourable A.G. Mehta was elected as the first Asian-Indian mayor of Uganda's capital Kampala in 1968 and was a close colleague ...

, a Member of Parliament and member of the

Uganda People's Congress The Uganda People's Congress (UPC; sw, Congress ya Watu wa Uganda) is a political party in Uganda. UPC was founded in 1960 by Milton Obote, who led the country to independence and later served two presidential terms under the party's banner ...

(UPC), becomes the mayor of Kampala. * 1969 ** Catholic pope visits city. **Mayor A.G. Mehta dies in office on March 10. ** Population: 330,700 urban agglomeration. * 1970 - Crested Towers built. * 1971 - 25 January: Coup. * 1975 ** July:

Organisation of African Unity The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; french: Organisation de l'unité africaine, OUA) was an intergovernmental organization established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 32 signatory governments. One of the main heads for OAU's ...

summit meeting held. **

Kibuli Hospital Kibuli Hospital, sometimes referred to as Kibuli Muslim Hospital (KMH), is a hospital in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location KMH is located on Kibuli, Kibuli Hill in Makindye Division, in the southeastern part of Kampala, Ugan ...

founded. * 1978 - October:

Uganda–Tanzania War The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War (Kiswahili: ''Vita vya Kagera'') and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between Uganda and Tanzania from October 1978 until June 1979 and led to the overthrow of Uganda ...

begins. * 1979 - 11 April:

Fall of Kampala The Fall of Kampala, also known as the Liberation of Kampala (Kiswahili: ''Kukombolewa kwa Kampala''), was a battle during the Uganda–Tanzania War in 1979, in which the combined forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front (UN ...

. * 1980 ** Uganda House built. ** Population: 458,503. * 1986 ** City taken by

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rebels. **

Watoto Church Watoto Church, formerly Kampala Pentecostal Church (KPC) is an English-speaking cell-based East African community church headquartered in Kampala, Uganda. Watoto means "the children" in Swahili. Background The church was founded in 1984 in Kampa ...

founded. * 1991 - Population: 774,241. * 1994 ** ''

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begins publication. ** 26 June:

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at wedding. ** Sanyu TV begins broadcasting. * 1996 **

Nasser Sebaggala Nasser Ntege Sebaggala (15 November 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a Ugandan businessman and politician who was Mayor of Kampala from 2006 to 2011. He was an independent presidential candidate in the 2006 general election before dropping out an ...

becomes mayor. **

International Hospital Kampala International Hospital Kampala (IHK) is a 100-bed private hospital in Kampala, Uganda and is part of the International Medical Group, the largest private healthcare group in Uganda. Location The hospital is located in Namuwongo , Makindye Divi ...

founded. * 1997 - Namboole Stadium opens. * 1998 - Bugala study center established. * 1999 **

John Ssebaana Kizito John Ssebaana Kizito (12 September 1934 - 3 July 2017) was a Ugandan businessman, economist and politician. He was the president of the Democratic Party (DP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2010. Kizito was a member of the University Council of Ndejje Un ...

becomes mayor. ** Communications House built.

21st century

* 2001 ** City limits expanded. ** '' Red Pepper'' newspaper begins publication. ** Workers' House and Amamu House built. * 2002 **

Baganda The Ganda people, or Baganda (endonym: ''Baganda''; singular ''Muganda''), are a Bantu ethnic group native to Buganda, a subnational kingdom within Uganda. Traditionally composed of 52 clans (although since a 1993 survey, only 46 are official ...

political demonstration. ** Population: 1,189,142. * 2004 -

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newspaper begins publication. * 2005 **

East African Business Week ''East African Business Week'' is a weekly Ugandan newspaper published in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is the only exclusively business weekly published in the country. Location The newspaper headquarters and main office are loc ...

begins publication. ** Uganda Buddhist Centre founded. ** October: Funeral of

Milton Obote Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence from British colonial rule in 1962. Following the nation's independence, he served as prime minister of Uganda from 1962 to ...

. * 2006 **

becomes mayor again. ** Kampala Mosque and skateboarding

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built. **

Kampala Serena Hotel The Kampala Serena Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The hotel is rated 5-stars by the Uganda Tourism Board. Location The hotel is on Kintu Road on Nakasero Hill, in the centre of Kampala. The hotel is nestled ...

in business. * 2007 ** April: Racial unrest. ** November:

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007 The 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the 20th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Kampala, Uganda, between 23 November and 25 November 2007, and was hosted by President Yoweri Museven ...

. **

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news magazine begins publication. ** Uganda Community Libraries Association headquartered in Kampala. ** Imperial Royale Hotel in business. ** Tabu Flo dance troupe formed. * 2008 - Memonet (media network) formed. * 2009 - September: Conflict between Buganda partisans and police. * 2010 ** March: Student unrest. ** 11 July:

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. ** ''

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'' newspaper begins publication. * 2011 ** April: Economic protest. **

Erias Lukwago Erias Lukwago Ssalongo (born 11 May 1970), is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the lord mayor of the city of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest metropolitan area in the country. He was first elected to that position on 14 J ...

becomes mayor. ** Population: 1,659,000. * 2012 - Mapeera House (

Centenary Bank Centenary Bank is a commercial bank in Uganda licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. History The bank was founded in 1983 as a credit trust, Centenary Rural Development Trust (CRDT), by Simeon Lutaa ...

) built. * 2013 **

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office in business. ** Writivism Literary Festival begins. **

Air pollution Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are many different types ...

in Kampala reaches annual mean of 104

PM2.5 Particulates – also known as atmospheric aerosol particles, atmospheric particulate matter, particulate matter (PM) or suspended particulate matter (SPM) – are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. The ter ...

and 170

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, much higher than recommended. *2014 **

DFCU Group The Development Finance Company of Uganda Group, commonly referred to as the DFCU Group, is a financial services company in Uganda. Overview * DFCU Limited * DFCU Bank Limited * DFCU Leasing Limited * Rwenzori Properties Limited * Nakasero Pr ...

DFCU Bank DFCU Bank, registered as the Development Finance Company of Uganda Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Uganda's central bank and national banking regulator. Overview As of December 2021, DFC ...

move into their new headquarters at

DFCU House DFCU House is a building in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Location The building is located at 26 Kyaddondo Road, at the corner with Kafu Road, on Nakasero Hill, an upscale neighborhood in the central business district of Kampa ...

. ** Population: 1,507,114. *2021 - Attempted assassination of Katumba Wamala

References

Bibliography

* (about Kampala) * * * * * * T. Goodfellow (2010). “’The bastard child of nobody’? Anti-planning and the institutional crisis in Kampala”, Crisis Research Centre. * S. Lwasa (2010). “Adapting urban areas in Africa to climate change: the case of Kampala”, Current Opinion in Environment and Sustainability, Vol. 2. * * (Includes articles about Kampala) * T. Goodfellow and K. Titeca. (2012). ‘Presidential intervention and the changing ‘politics of survival’ in Kampala’s informal economy’, Cities, Vol. 29 (4). * * Tom Goodfellow. ‘Urban planning in Africa and the politics of implementation: contrasting patterns of state intervention in Kampala and Kigali’, in: Arlt, V. and Macamo, E. and Obrist, B., (eds.) Living the City. Zurich: Lit Verlag, 2013. *

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