A Country Study: Uganda

• Uganda
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Country Profile
  • Country
  • Geography
  • Society
  • Economy
  • Transportation and Telecommunications
  • Government and Politics
  • National Security
• Introduction

• Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (John A. Rowe)
  • Hitorcial Legacies and Social Divisions
  • Uganda Before 1900
    • Early Political Systems
    • Long-Distance Trade and Foreign Contact
  • The Colonial Era
    • The Issue of Independence
    • Power Politics in Buganda
  • Independence: The Early Years
  • Military Rule Under Amin
  • Uganda After Amin
    • The Interim Period: 1979-80
    • The Second Obote Regime: 1981-85
    • The Return of Military Rule: 1985

• Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (Rita M. Byrnes)
  • Physical Setting
    • Location and Size
    • Land Use
    • Mountains
    • Lakes and Rivers
    • Climate
  • Population
    • Size
    • Composition and Distribution
  • Ethnic Diversity and Language
    • Eastern Lacustrine Bantu
      • Baganda
      • Basoga
      • Bagisu
    • Western Lacustrine Bantu
      • Banyoro
      • Batoro
      • Banyankole
    • Eastern Nilotic Language Groups
      • Karamojong Cluster
      • Iteso
      • Kakwa
    • Western Nilotic Language Groups
      • Langi and Acholi
      • Alur
    • Central Sudanic Language Groups
    • Foreigners
      • Nubians
      • Rwandans
      • Asians
  • Religion
    • World Religions
      • Christianity
      • Islam
    • Local Religions
    • Millenarian Religions
      • Yakan Religion
      • Holy Spirit Movement
  • Social Change
  • Women in Society
  • Education
    • The School System
      • Primary Education
      • Secondary Education
      • Postsecondary Education
    • Teachers
    • Educational Finance
  • Health and Welfare
    • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
    • Health Care
    • Social Welfare

• Chapter 3 - The Economy (Nancy Clark)
  • Historical Background
  • Growth and Structure of the Economy
  • Role of the Government
    • Direct Economic Involvement
    • Budgets
    • Rehabilitation and Development Plan
  • Labor Force
  • Agriculture
    • Crops
      • Coffee
      • Cotton
      • Tea
      • Tobacco
      • Sugar
    • Livestock
    • Fishing
    • Forestry
  • Industry
    • Energy
    • Manufacturing
      • Construction Materials
      • Consumer Goods
    • Mining
  • Tourism
  • Ttransportation and Communications
    • Rail and Road Systems
    • Air Transport
    • Communications
  • Banking and Currency
    • Banking
    • Domestic Credit
    • Currency and Inflation
  • Foreign Trade and Assistance
    • Foreign Trade
    • Balance of Payments
    • External Debt
    • Aid
    • Regional Cooperation

• Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Nelson Kasfir)
  • The Ten-Point Program
  • Constitutional Development
  • System of Government
    • The Executive
    • The National Resistance Council
    • Local Administration
    • Judicial System
    • Elections
  • Political Dynamics
    • Fears of Regional Domination
    • Buganda and the Kingship
    • Political Parties
    • Surprise Political Tactics
  • Foreign Relations
    • Regional Organizations
    • Kenya and Tanzania
    • Uganda's Other Neighbors--Sudan, Rwanda, and Zaire
    • Britain
    • The United States
    • Israel
    • The Soviet Union

• Chapter 5 - National Security (Thomas P. Ofcansky)
  • National Security Environment
  • Military History
    • Early Development
    • World War I
    • World War II
  • National Security Since Independence
    • The First Obote Regime: The Growth of the Military
    • Idi Amin and Military Rule
    • The Second Obote Regime: Repression Continues
    • The Rise of the National Resistance Army
  • The Armed Forces in Society
    • Constitutional Authority
    • Defense Spending
    • Military Strength
    • Military Service
      • Recruitment and Training
      • Conditions of Service
    • Veterans
    • Kadogos
  • Foreign Military Assistance
    • Foreign Assistance in the 1960s and 1970s
    • Foreign Assistance in the 1980s
  • External Security Concerns
    • Zaire
    • Sudan
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
  • Internal Security Services
    • Early Development
    • Postindependence Security Services
  • Criminal Justice System
    • Prison System
    • Patterns of Crime and the Government's Response
  • Human Rights

• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary