Protectorate of Uganda

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Protectorate of Uganda
1894–1962
Flag of the Protectorate of Uganda Badge
Anthem: God Save the Queen (1894–1901, 1952–1962) God Save the King (1901–1952)
Map of Protectorate of Uganda in 1906
Status	British protectorate
Capital	Entebbe
Common languages	English (official) Luganda, Swahili, Southern Luo, Nkore widely spoken
Religion	Christianity, Islam
Government	Protectorate
Legislature	Legislative Council
Historical era	New Imperialism
• Protectorate established	18 June 1894
• Self government	1961
• Independence	9 October 1962
Population
• 1911[1]	2,466,325
• 1921[1]	2,854,608
• 1931[1]	3,542,281
• 1948[1]	4,958,520
• 1959[1]	6,449,558
Currency	Cowrie (precolonial era–1906) East African rupee (1906–1920) East African florin (1920–1921) East African shilling (1921–1962)
ISO 3166 code	UG
Preceded by Succeeded by Imperial British East Africa Company Dominion of Uganda
Today part of	Kenya South Sudan Uganda

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The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962. In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of the Kingdom of Buganda to the British government.

In 1894 the Uganda Protectorate was established, and the territory was extended beyond the borders of Buganda to an area that roughly corresponds to that of present-day Uganda.