Figure 1.--Today boys even in rural villages mostly wear Western-style clothing. This photograph was tken in 19??. |
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uganda is a small East African country with a capital and rail hub at Kampala. It is a largely agricultural country, based on a fertile plain where cotton, coffee, and
several other crops are grown. There is also some mining. The population is primarily Bantu. Arabs traders dominated the area inthe 19th century. The region was
unknown to Europeans until the late 19th century when explorers arrived: John Speke (1862) and Heney Stanley (1875). Britain established a protectorate (1894)
and later annexed adjacent territory. Uganda became independent with Sir Edward Mutessa II who was king of the Buganda Tribe (1962) Prime-minister Obote
removed Mutessa and declared Uganda a "unitary" state (1966). Iddi Amin staged a military coupand waged a virtual reign of terror. One of Amin's actions was to
expell the Indians (South Asians) which dominated the financial and merchant sector. This was a popular measure, but had a devestating impact on the Ugandan
economy. Modern Uganda is engaged in a guerilla war with the nilhisic Lords Resistance Movement.
uganda is a small East African country with a capital and rail hub at Kampala.
Arabs traders dominated the area inthe 19th century. The region was
unknown to Europeans until the late 19th century when explorers arrived: John Speke (1862) and Heney Stanley (1875). Britain established a protectorate (1894)
and later annexed adjacent territory. Uganda became independent with Sir Edward Mutessa II who was king of the Buganda Tribe (1962) Prime-minister Obote
removed Mutessa and declared Uganda a "unitary" state (1966). Iddi Amin staged a military coupand waged a virtual reign of terror. Modern Uganda is engaged in a guerilla war with the nilhisic Lords Resistance Movement.
Uganda is a largely agricultural country, based on a fertile plain where cotton, coffee, and several other crops are grown. There is also some mining. One of Amin's actions was to expell the Indians (South Asians) which dominated the financial and merchant sector. This was a popular measure, but had a devestating impact on the Ugandan economy.
The population is primarily Bantu.
Arab traders were active in East Africa in the 19th century. I am not sure to what extent this affected clothing trends in the area. The Britih colonized Uganda at the end of the 19th century. Western clothing before World War II was largely restricted to Kampala Today boys throughout Uganda primarily wear Western-style clothing. Traditional clothing is today rarely seen.
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