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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

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

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

After Obote was overthrown last January by General Amin, the new President made plans to bring the Kabaka's body home to strengthen his support among the Baganda, the country's largest tribe.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Baganda, Sabakaki, we had been compelled to leave with the ox team.

From African Camp Fires by White, Stewart Edward