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Baganda

British  
/ bəˈɡændə, -ˈɡɑːn- /

noun

  1. (functioning as plural) a Negroid people of E Africa living chiefly in Uganda See also Ganda Luganda

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The youth were members of the Baganda ethnic group and furious that Mr. Museveni’s government was trying to curtail the powers of their traditional king.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2011

A Bugandan kingdom official, Charles Peter Mayiga, said the gutted mausoleum was built in 1860 by Kabaka Mutesa I and was an object of deep historical and cultural reverence for the Baganda people.

From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2010

Museveni based his five-year military struggle in the kingdom's heartland, and support by the Baganda has helped him stay in power.

From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2010

The alleged conspirators, members of the dominant Baganda tribe, which backed Museveni during the five-year civil war that brought him to power, apparently were unhappy with their lack of rewards.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the Baganda of Central Africa twins were supposed to be sent by Mukasa, the great god whose blessing on the crops and on the people was ensured at an annual festival.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir