Uganda+Group+2

====**Uganda Group 2 History/ Current Events/ Culture Student members: Mary, Ethan, Alex, Hannah Main Questions??? What are highlights of Uganda's history in the area?**==== What type of governemnt? Democratic? Monarch? Kingdom? Who is in power? What has happened Recent History and Current Events? Is it dangerous/ Why? What type of industries, exports, jobs?

**The capital of Uganda is** [|**Kampala**]

Mary's notes: Population - 32.4 million in the country Uganda gained independence from Britain in 1962, maintaining its Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth membership. There was a Uganda-Tanzania War Uga in 1979 when Idi Amin lost power. Idi Amin was an evil man who killed anyone who poopsed him, even his own wives. No one was safe, the European community mostly fled. He made the native peoplebow down to him paying homage and then carry him as the ancient kings. The President of Uganda is currently Yoweri kaguta Museveni. Uganda has prospered and grown under his rule. Uganda is now a republic, which is a country that is independent. The president is elected by the people by popular vute.

Ethan's notes [] - Natural resources: fertile soils, reguar rainfall, copper, some gold, recent discovery of oil.

-Agirculture is 80% of work. Coffee is main export. Also, fish, tea, cotton, flowers Most people work in the fields growing the coffee and cotton. Some are fishermen. A lot of the adult's time is used in just day to day life - preparing the food, lugging the water, hunting/ People also grow their own crops for eating and to sell or barter.

Alex' notes - There are a lot of fighting between the ethnic villages and people who live in uganda. They fight over territory, religious beliefs, Some areas, it is safe; Other areas are not safe. Armed guards were at our sister school when our teachers visited/ The guards went with them when they were touring throughout the vollages and going from school to school. They could not take pictures of bridges because the guards were afraid they were spies and would give information about how to attack the village. They had to be careful when they took pictures so not to worry the guards.

Hannah's notes - The unit of currency is the shilling. 35% of the people are below poverty. There is electricity in the big cities, like Kampala, but not in the small villages or in the homes. People in the city have cars. In the villages, people ride bikes or mules. There are few paved roads, mostly dirt-packed. The villages are small. There are open markets on the roads and in the villages to sell the crops from the farms. There are only improvised outhouses for bathroom facilities. People get their wter from the same water hole that the wild animals drink out if.