In 1884, Europe congregated and, in an imperialistic fashion, determined who received which section of Africa. In this meeting, called the Berlin Conference, Britain received the region that is currently known as Uganda.
Beginning their colonization in 1890, the British East Africa Company sent Captain F.D. Lugard to sign a treaty with the leader of the largest kingdom in the region, Buganda. Following the treaty, Lugard grew Britain’s influence further by signing two more treaties with the leaders of two other kingdoms on the south western side of the Uganda region. However, after a civil war in 1892 and a mutiny by Sudanese soldiers which the colonial army used in 1897, Britain began to take more of an active interest in the Uganda Protectorate.
Beginning their colonization in 1890, the British East Africa Company sent Captain F.D. Lugard to sign a treaty with the leader of the largest kingdom in the region, Buganda. Following the treaty, Lugard grew Britain’s influence further by signing two more treaties with the leaders of two other kingdoms on the south western side of the Uganda region. However, after a civil war in 1892 and a mutiny by Sudanese soldiers which the colonial army used in 1897, Britain began to take more of an active interest in the Uganda Protectorate.