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Uganda, nicknamed ‘The Pearl of Africa’, is one of the African countries that are landlocked – no direct access to sea, which can be a bummer if you like to spend some time getting your sun tan doses by the beach. Laying directly on the earth’s equator, you can definitely expect the kind of weather there.
Despite that, Uganda’s abundant wondrous nature beauty definitely compensates that as it is home to some of the most beautiful African landscapes the world has ever seen.
Uganda can be easily recognised due to its vibrant flag design. Designed by the Ugandan Minister of Justice, Mr. Grace Ibingira, it was first adopted on October 9th, 1962, immediately after the country gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
Uganda flags feature six horizontal bands of equal size. The bands are black, yellow, and red. The black bands represent the people of Africa, while the yellow bands represent the sun that shines brightly over the country and the red stripes represent the bond of blood that connects all of the African people.
The centre of the flag displays a grey crowned crane, which has been a symbol of Uganda since the colonial period. The crane is raising its leg in order to symbolize the continuing progress of the nation and its people (Gettysburg Flag, 2019).
The earliest human inhabitants in Uganda were hunter-gathers. Today, remnants of these people are to be found among the pygmies in western Uganda. Approximately 2,000 to 1,500 years ago, Bantu speaking populations from central and western Africa migrated and occupied most of the southern parts of the country.
The migrants brought with them agriculture, ironworking skills and new ideas of social and political organization, that by the 15th-16th century resulted in the development of centralized kingdoms, including the kingdoms of Buganda, Bunyoro-Kitara and Ankole (History of Uganda, n. d.).
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