Series · Colonial Formation · 28 min
About this episode
The 1945 and 1949 cotton strikes, I.K. Musazi's African Farmers Union, and the birth of the Uganda National Congress uniting activists from across the country.
Review & sources
Draft: awaiting historical review
Economic and political history of grassroots anti-colonial mobilization in Uganda.
- Ignatius Kangave Musazi | Ugandan nationalist and politician
Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed 2026-10-13.
Supports: Founding of the Uganda African Farmers Union (1947) and UNC (1952).
Founding of the Uganda African Farmers Union (1947) and the Uganda National Congress (1952).
- I.K. Musazi: The father of Uganda's nationalism
New Vision Uganda. Accessed 2026-10-13.
Supports: The 1945 and 1949 cotton riots and grassroots mobilization across Uganda.
Nationalist organizing, the 1945 and 1949 cotton strikes, and national hero commemoration at Kololo.
Bibliography awaiting review
These titles were supplied with the original record. Editions, authorship, and supporting passages await editorial verification.
- Gardner Thompson, 'Governing Uganda' (2003)
- New Vision National Hero Archives
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