Book/Printed Material Uganda : a country study
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Image 1 of Uganda : a country study area handbook series Uganda a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 2 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 3 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 4 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 5 of Uganda : a country study Uganda a country study Federal Research Division Library of Congress Edited by Rita M Byrnes Research Completed December 1990- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 6 of Uganda : a country study On the cover A crested crane the national symbol Second Edition First Printing 1992 Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Uganda a country study Federal Research Division Library of Congress edited by Rita M Byrnes 2nd ed p cm Area handbook series ISSN 10575294 DA pam 55074 Supersedes the 1969 edition of Area handbook for Uganda coauthored by Allison Butler Herrick et al Tp verso…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 7 of Uganda : a country study Foreword This volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army The last page of this book lists the other published studies Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country describing and analyzing its political economic…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 8 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 9 of Uganda : a country study Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of Al lison Butler Herrick Saone Baron Crocker Sidney A Harrison Howard J John Susan R MacKnight and Richard F Nyrop who wrote the 1969 first edition of Uganda A Country Study The present volume incorporates portions of their work The authors are grateful to numerous individuals in various government agencies and private institutions who…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 10 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 11 of Uganda : a country study Contents Page Foreword iii Acknowledgments v Preface xi Country Profile xiii Introduction xxi Chapter 1 Historical Setting 1 John A Rowe HISTORICAL LEGACIES AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS 4 UGANDA BEFORE 1900 5 Early Political Systems 6 LongDistance Trade and Foreign Contact 9 THE COLONIAL ERA 13 The Issue of Independence 16 Power Politics in Buganda 18 INDEPENDENCE THE EARLY YEARS 20 MILITARY RULE UNDER AMIN…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 12 of Uganda : a country study Western Nilotic Language Groups 66 Central Sudanic Language Groups 68 Foreigners 69 RELIGION 70 World Religions 72 Local Religions 74 Millenarian Religions 76 SOCIAL CHANGE 77 WOMEN IN SOCIETY 81 EDUCATION 83 The School System 84 Teachers 87 Educational Finance 88 HEALTH AND WELFARE 88 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIDS 89 Health Care 90 Social Welfare 92 Chapter 3 The Economy 95 Nancy Clark…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 13 of Uganda : a country study Currency and Inflation 136 FOREIGN TRADE AND ASSISTANCE 137 Foreign Trade 137 Balance of Payments 140 External Debt 141 Aid 142 Regional Cooperation 143 Chapter 4 Government and Politics 145 Nelson Kasfir THE TENPOINT PROGRAM 149 CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 152 SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT 155 The Executive 156 The National Resistance Council 158 Local Administration 161 Judicial System 165 Elections 167 POLITICAL DYNAMICS 170 Fears of…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 14 of Uganda : a country study The Second Obote Regime Repression Continues 204 The Rise of the National Resistance Army 206 THE ARMED FORCES IN SOCIETY 210 Constitutional Authority 211 Defense Spending 211 Military Strength 212 Military Service 212 Veterans 214 Kadogos 214 FOREIGN MILITARY ASSISTANCE 216 Foreign Assistance in the 1960s and 1970s 216 Foreign Assistance in the 1980s 218 EXTERNAL SECURITY CONCERNS 220 Zaire 220 Sudan 222 Kenya…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 15 of Uganda : a country study Preface Like its predecessor this study is an attempt to treat in a con cise and objective manner the dominant social political economic and military aspects of contemporary Uganda Sources of infor mation included scholarly books journals and monographs offi cial reports of governments and international organizations foreign and domestic newspapers and numerous periodicals Chapter bib liographies appear at the end of the book…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 16 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 17 of Uganda : a country study Country Profile Country Formal Name Republic of Uganda Short Form Uganda Term for Citizens Ugandans Capital Kampala Date of Independence October 9 1962 from Britain Geography Size 241139 square kilometers including 44000 square kilometers of open water or swampland Topography Mostiy plateau that slopes gendy toward north with central downwarp occupied by Lake Kyoga Mountains on east xiii- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 18 of Uganda : a country study and west Highest peak of Mount Stanley is Margherita 5113 meters Approximately onehalf of Lake Victoria 10200 square kilometers lies within Uganda and is source of Nile River Climate Equatorial climate moderated by altitude Annual rainfall varies from more than 2100 millimeters around Lake Victoria to about 500 millimeters in northeast Vegetation heaviest in south thins to savanna and dry plains in northeast Society…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 19 of Uganda : a country study Economy Gross Domestic Product GDP USh9956 billion or about US49 billion in FY 1989 per capita income USh607112 or about US304 About 44 percent of GDP originates outside monetary economy Currency Uganda shilling USh USh510 USl official ex change rate late 1990 parallel market rate USh700 USl Government Budget UShl6926 billion in FY 1990 including deficit of USh5791 billion Fiscal Year FY July 1…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 20 of Uganda : a country study Railroads Total of 1240 kilometers in state of severe disrepair Chief transport link with Indian Ocean ports Rehabilitation under way in late 1980s Civil Aviation Five airports with paved runways major one at Entebbe Litde domestic or international service by Uganda Airlines in late 1980s Complete reorganization and rebuilding in process Ports Two inland ports Jinja and Port Bell both on Lake Victoria Telecommunications…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 21 of Uganda : a country study Defense Spending About USh69 billion or US4068 million in FY 1989 Consumes 35 percent or more of national budget Military Organization Information on organization and com position not officially available Combat units six brigades several battalions and Police Air Wing Major Military Suppliers Britain training Tanzania train ing Libya training and equipment Soviet Union equipment Democratic People s Republic of Korea North Korea training…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 22 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 23 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 24 of Uganda : a country study Figure 2 Locally Recognized Administrative Divisions 1990 xx- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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Image 25 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M.
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