Bulingugwe Island

Bulingugwe Island
Geography
LocationLake Victoria
Coordinates00°13′25″N 32°37′48″E / 0.22361°N 32.63000°E / 0.22361; 32.63000
Length3.52 km (2.187 mi)
Administration
RegionCentral Region
Additional information
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Bulingugwe Island is a small island in northern Lake Victoria. It is about 6 miles (10 km) south of Kampala, Uganda.

After the Battle of Mengo Hill in which the Uganda Army raided the Lubiri Palace on 24 January 1892, the Kabaka (King) Mwanga II of Buganda fled to exile there briefly.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mullins, Joseph Dennis (1908). The Wonderful Story of Uganda. Church Missionary Society.


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