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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The Baganda are Uganda's largest tribe and were instrumental in Museveni coming to power 24 years ago.

From Reuters Mar. 17, 2010

A few months later, Amin won the support of the Baganda people by bringing the body of King Freddie back to Uganda for burial.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the midst of them live the Baganda who wear much clothing.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner

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