Today1st March1961
20th Century · 1st March

Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.

1961
Year of Event
65
Years Ago

Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
Uganda — via Wikipedia

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it had a population of 45.9 million, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala.

Source:Wikipedia — Uganda