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Colonial Formation · 1894–1962

The Kabaka Crisis (1953–1955)

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Series · Colonial Formation · 30 min

About this episode

Sir Andrew Cohen exiles Kabaka Mutesa II to Britain over the East African Federation, sparking massive nonviolent resistance across Buganda and his triumphant return.

Review & sources

Draft: awaiting historical review

Documented colonial constitutional crisis and Buganda mass mobilization.

  • The Kabaka Crisis and the 1955 Namirembe Agreement

    Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed 2026-10-13.

    Supports: The 1953 exile of Mutesa II, political deadlock, and 1955 Namirembe Agreement.

    Deportation of Kabaka Mutesa II in 1953, anti-federation mobilization, and the 1955 restoration.

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  • Sir Edward Mutesa, 'Desecration of My Kingdom' (1967)
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica

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