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For well over 150 years, Ugandan writers, diplomats, and activists have shaped and controlled how Europeans and Americans understand local politics in the Great Lakes region. 1/5
Throughout the late 1970s, numerous Ugandan activists worked diligently to draw international attention to the state of violence in the Second Republic. Organizers appealed to governments throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America to undermine Amin's government. 2/5
Forty-two years ago, yesterday, members of the Committee on Uganda appealed to President Jimmy Carter @CarterCenter, following earlier measures, to expand 'disassociation with the Amin regime to include the removal of his official representatives from the nation's capital.' 3/5
100 years earlier, in 1879 (11 February), a British correspondent in Egypt reminded readers in @thetimes that Kabaka Muteesa I, 'the most powerful potentate in Central Africa, is eager to invite trade'. 4/5
The editorial followed a series of telegrams and letters issued by Muteesa I, including his now-famous letter to Nabakyala Queen Victoria. 5/5
