11) Virunga. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Virunga, (veroong´ga) (KEY) , volcanic range of mountains, E Congo, N Rwanda, and SW Uganda, central Africa, NE of Lake Kivu. It extends along the eastern rim of...
12) Museveni, Yoweri. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Museveni, Yoweri, (you´re moo´sva´ne) (KEY) , 1944-, Ugandan political leader, president of Uganda (1986-), b. Ntungamo. He studied economics and political science...
13) Obote, Apollo Milton. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Obote, Apollo Milton, (obo´ta) (KEY) , 1924-, president of Uganda (1966-71, 1980-85). Obote, a member of the legislative council of Uganda from 1957, founded (1960)...
14) Elgon, Mount. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Elgon, Mount, (el´gon) (KEY) , extinct volcano, central Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Its highest peak is Wagagai (14,178 ft/4,321 m). The inhabitants of Mt....
15) Victoria Nile. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Victoria Nile, river, section of the White Nile, c.260 mi (420 km) long, central Uganda, E central Africa. It drains from the northern end of Lake Victoria at Jinja...
16) British East Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Africa, inclusive historical term for several former British dependencies, especially Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar....
17) Kyoga. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(kyo´ga) (KEY) , lake, c.100 mi (160 km) long, formed by the Victoria Nile, S central Uganda, E Africa. It occupies part of the same depression as Lake Victoria,...
18) Haya. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...living on Lake Victoria in the extreme northwest of Tanzania. They originally came from W Uganda, a region they left because of endless wars. There are now about...
19) Albert, Lake. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Nyanza (nian´z, nyan´za) (KEY) , 2,064 sq mi (5,346 sq km), on the Congo (Kinshasa)-Uganda border, E central Africa. The lake is c.100 mi (160 km) long and c.19 mi...
20) Kivu, region, Congo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...kevoo´) (KEY) , region, c.89,000 sq mi (230,510 sq km), E Congo (Kinshasa). It borders on Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Lake Tanganyika on the east. Kivu is divided...
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