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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

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

Yawned one official: "The Baganda seem to be pretending that they have independence, and the Colonial Office seems to be pretending that they haven't."

From Time Magazine Archive

Each had his rifle, and Coja carried a third for the Baganda.

From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang

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