1965: UGANDA CELEBRATES THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE Uganda celebrated the third anniversary of its independence on Saturday October 9th 1965 with a spectacular military display in the capital, Kampala. Uganda became a fully independent member of the commonwealth on October 9, 1962 with the sovereign status being granted by the Uganda independence act. The president Edward Mutesa, who is also the kabaka of Buganda, took the salute as units of the Uganda army paraded, before cheering cro

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42K views · 54 reactions | HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, UGANDA  Gained independence from the UK on October 9, 1962. Kampala became the capital, and Milton Obote was the country’s first Prime Minister. Today, Uganda celebrates 63 years of freedom. w/ @ghettokids_tfug | NWE | Facebook