The Desecration of My Kingdom

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The Desecration of My Kingdom is an autobiographical work by Sir Frederick Mutesa II, the former Kabaka of Buganda and first President of Uganda, recounting his life, reign, and political struggles, including his exile and the crisis with Milton Obote’s government.

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The Desecration of My Kingdom canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiographical book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
about 1966 constitutional crisis in Uganda ⓘ
Buganda monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Buganda

Ugandan independence era politics ⓘ
colonial and post-colonial Uganda ⓘ
conflict between Frederick Mutesa II and Milton Obote ⓘ
exile of Frederick Mutesa II ⓘ
life of Frederick Mutesa II ⓘ
overthrow of the Kabaka’s authority ⓘ
reign of the Kabaka of Buganda ⓘ
relationship between Buganda and the central Ugandan government ⓘ
author Frederick Mutesa II ⓘ
Sir Frederick Mutesa II ⓘ
linked to: Frederick Mutesa II
countryOfOrigin Uganda ⓘ
depicts breakdown of the alliance between Buganda and the central government ⓘ
personal experiences of political persecution ⓘ
describesRoleOf Kabaka of Buganda ⓘ
linked to: King of Buganda

first President of Uganda ⓘ
documents constitutional changes in Uganda in the 1960s ⓘ
military assault on the Kabaka’s palace at Mengo ⓘ
focusesOnEvent crisis with Milton Obote’s government ⓘ
exile of the Kabaka from Uganda ⓘ
genre autobiography ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ
hasTitle The Desecration of My Kingdom ⓘ
intendedAudience readers interested in African political history ⓘ
readers interested in biographies of African leaders ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
mainSubject Frederick Mutesa II ⓘ
Kingdom of Buganda ⓘ
political history of Uganda ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
portrays political struggles of Frederick Mutesa II ⓘ
tensions between monarchy and republican government in Uganda ⓘ
setting Buganda ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed mid-20th century ⓘ
post-independence Uganda ⓘ
pre-independence Uganda ⓘ

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The Desecration of My Kingdom → hasTitle → The Desecration of My Kingdom ⓘ