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Ankole Agreement and Uganda's Lost Kingdom | Uganda News
The Ankole Agreement of 1962 carved out a unique constitutional monarchy for Uganda’s Ankole region, granting it federal autonomy under a king—the Omugabe—who served as constitutional head and had to approve laws passed by its own parliament, the Eishengyero. With its own Prime Minister (the Enganzi) and ministers managing local affairs, Ankole retained control over land, taxes, and local services—but couldn’t override national laws on defense, foreign policy, or policing. Though this self-governing experiment lasted just five years, it remains a pivotal moment in Ugandan history before the…
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