After painting

Village life

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June 4th 2011
I left off last time with the Ugandan wedding. On Friday it was the introduction ceremony, and it was very long! They had created a sort of marquee by making a structure with wood and hanging fabric all around, so it looked lovely. There was a special seat for the bride and groom and the guests were all sat around on benches borrowed from the school. From what I could gather, the groom’s family ... read more

Africa » Uganda » Central Region

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more