Kagwa, Apolo, Sir, 1864?-1927

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The customs of the Baganda
Book 1934

Summary: Sir Apollo Kagwa (1864–1927) was a major intellectual and political leader in Uganda when it was under British rule. He was a leader of the Protestant faction and was appointed prime minister (Katikkiro) of the Kingdom of Buganda by King Mwanga II in 1890. He served until 1926. Kagwa served as prince regent from 1897 until 1914 when the infant King Daudi Chwa came of age. He was Buganda's first and foremost ethnographer. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [3]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1864 [2]; 1869 [3]
Birth Place: Busoga [3]
Died: 1927 [2][3]
Death Place: Nairobi [3]
Country: Uganda [2]
Occupation: anthropologist [3]; politician [3]

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