Uganda Martyrs
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title:
Uganda Martyrs
text:
The Uganda Martyrs are a group of 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican converts to Christianity in the historical kingdom of Buganda, now part of Uganda, who were executed between 31 January 1885 and 27 January 1887. They were killed on orders of Mwanga II, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda. The deaths took place at a time when there was a three-way religious struggle for political influence at the Buganda royal court. The episode also occurred against the backdrop of the "Scramble for Africa" – the invasion,
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19th-century group of Christian martyrs
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Martyrs
date created:
2005-11-15T16:07:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T06:01:52Z
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