Christianity in Buganda 1860s- contact with Buganda by Arabs,Egypt and Missionaries. Swahili traders and Arabs brought guns to Buganda in exchange of ivory and slaves Islam takes root in Buganda, First religion in Buganda. Traditional religion also prevailed People convert to Islam and take up their way of life e.g. eating &dressing habits

Egypt's Aggression Threatens Buganda during the rein of Khedive Ismail Expansionist policy of Egypt,designed to take over Sudan and Uganda to protect the Nile. British in Egypt after Suez also wants Nile to be protected. So they send Sir. Samuel Baker as governor of Equatorial Province in S. Sudan. Baker wants to extend South and comes into conflict with Kingdom of Bunyoro and burns Kabaregas capital These activities make Buganda to feel threatened

Charles Gordon-Chinese Gordon Gordon a war hero in China replaces Baker.A seasoned soldier so he wants to annex Bunyoro. He tries to expand south 1874-Chaille Long arrives in Buganda it treated well by Kabaka and claims that Buganda has agreed to be placed under Egypt. Was a lie there was no treaty Arabs are alarmed at the European interest and the are afraid of losing trade so they warn Kabaka. Mutesa is confused and sends two letters to Khedive and Gordon

Kabaka Mutesa To Khedive he says he is a Muslim. To Gordon he claims to be a Christian. Gordon is suspicious and sends his troops down south to invade Buganda But bankruptcy of Egypt halts the invasion and Gordon withdraws troops. Now kabaka has known the Europeans intention so he invites Missionaries as a diplomatic move to save his kingdom

Missionaries Stanley had a arrived in Buganda to finish Livingstone's work.Kabaka asks him for missionaries, Stanley writes a letter gives to de Bellefonds who was murdered but the letter found,hence missionaries come to Buganda 1876-CMS receive 5000 Ponds to come to Buganda,8 Missionaries attempt to reach interior only 3 managed,some died others went back 1878 Bishop Alexander Mackay arrives in Buganda a Scottish CMS Catholic White Fathers arrive from England Led to division and confusion among the African convernts

Competition Missionaries started to compete for converts and also to be close to kabaka. Suspicion existed they did not speak same language.Both wanted to convert kabaka Mutesa, Muslims are also threatened and want to convert kabaka. Hatred led to formation of religious factions in Buganda-Wa- Ingeleza –Protestants & Wa Faransa –Catholics. Kabaka did not accept Protestants since they wanted him to stop smoking tobacco, stop drinking and be monogamous. Catholics only wanted him to be monogamous Muslims wanted him to stop smoking and drinking. Kabaka decided to be close to Catholics

People in Buganda Buganda people embraced Islam, some were Protestants others Catholic. Missionaries started to build schools and many people converted to Christianity, As the missionaries competed to get followers Christianity spread 1884 Mutesa dies and is succeeded by Mwanga –comes to powe when the kingdom id divided on religious lines Secondly his authority is challenged by young Christians.Mwanga was a traditionalist and very unreliable character bad bisexual So he starts persecution of christians.Forced them to denouce their faith and those who refused were burnt alive at Namirembe

200 converts killed The 200 killed led to much expansion of religion among the dead were Kizito and Caroli Lwanga. Mwanga is now hated 1886 Mwanga stops persecution and appoints religious chiefs eg catholic Henry Nyonyitono –katikiro& Appolo Kagwa- Arms-protestant. Muslims became unhappy since they are left out of power. But Christians had not forgotten the persecution and are cautious. Mwanga feels threatened and tries to trap Christians in an island and kill them,but the plot is discoverd

Battle of Mengo 1 st BATTLE- Muslims& christians join forces and fight Mwanga, Kagwa gives out guns and they win the war and kabaka flees to Tanganyika, His brother Kiwewa is made kabaka and Nyonyitono remains the katikiro Bugandan history has be unmade the subjects have overthrown a king for the first time. To be a chief you had to be a Muslim or Christian so traditional hereditary chiefs are removed from power. Kiwewa was not happy because he had no say

2 ND civil war Muslim and Christians fight to try and win the kabaka Muslims win and throw the Christians out of office, drive missionaries out to Rwanda and removed Kiwewa and replaced him with a Muslim kabaka kalema Christians reunite and try to fight back and take power but failed and Nyonyitono was killed and Appolo kagwa now left as leader of the christians