Baganda
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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 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
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These attributes of the placenta indicate that the beliefs of the Baganda are not merely local eccentricities, but widespread and sharply defined interpretations of the natural phenomena of birth.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
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