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Official Name of Uganda: Republic of Uganda
Government type in Uganda: republic
Capital of Uganda: Kampala
Primary Language in Uganda: English
Currency in Uganda: Ugandan shilling

Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections. Landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers.

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