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Date: Jan. 30, 1996
Contact: Patricia Coen (609) 258-5764

King of Buganda to Speak on ``Democratization in Africa''

Princeton, N.J.--His Majesty Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, the 36th king of Buganda (located in Uganda), will speak on ``Democratization in Africa and the Role of Traditional Leaders'' at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Monday, Feb. 5, at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. His talk will be broadcast into Princeton Borough on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 8:00 p.m. over C-Tec channel A-11.

Buganda is home to Uganda's political and commercial center, Kampala, as well as to its primary international airport, Entebbe. it was a powerful kingdom during the 19th century, but by 1900 it had become part of the British empire, and its people played an important role in assisting British administration in East Africa. When Uganda became an independent nation in 1962, Buganda was awarded special federal status, but tensions between Buganda and the central government eventually resulted in war. The kingdom was abolished in the late 1960s, but in July of 1993 Uganda's constitution was amended to allow for the restoration of traditional rules in some former kingdoms. on July 31, 1993, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi was officially installed as king of Buganda.

His talk is being sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School and the University's African Studies Program.

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