    the british protectorate of uganda was a protectorate of the british empire from 1894 to 1962. in 1893 the imperial british east africa company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of buganda kingdom to the british government. in 1894 the uganda protectorate was established, and the territory was extended beyond the borders of buganda to an area that roughly corresponds to that of present-day uganda. ==colonial era (1894â1920s)==  although momentous change occurred during the colonial era in uganda, some characteristics of late-nineteenth century african society survived to reemerge at the time of independence. the status of protectorate had significantly different consequences for uganda than had the region been made a colony like neighboring kenya, insofar as uganda retained a degree of self-government that would have otherwise been limited under a full colonial administration. colonial rule, however, affected local economic systems dramatically, in part because the first concern of the british was financial. quelling the 1897 mutiny (see uganda before 1900) had been costlyâunits of the british indian army had been transported to uganda at considerable expense. the new commissioner of uganda in 1900, sir [[ha
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