Entebbe

Entebbe

Entebbe , town (2002 pop. 55,086), S Uganda, on Lake Victoria, near Kampala. Located in a region producing cotton, coffee, and plantains, it is the site of a major international airport. Entebbe was founded in 1893, and from 1894 to 1962 it was the administrative capital of the British Uganda Protectorate. In 1972, Entebbe's Asian population was forced to leave as part of a nationwide expulsion of Asians by Gen. Idi Amin. In 1976, Entebbe's airport was the site of a raid by Israeli commandos who freed 103 Israeli hostages from a plane hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. Eleven Ugandan warplanes and much of the airport were destroyed in the raid. The city has noteworthy botanical gardens and research institutions.

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Entebbe, Uganda ‘Chair’ in the Lugandan language. According to legend, Mugula, chief of the local Mamba tribe, gave his orders while seated in a chair carved out of rock. In due course the ‘chair’ was submerged under the waters of Lake Victoria. In practical terms, ‘chair’ can be taken to mean ‘headquarters’. When a military post was established here in 1893 it was given the name Entebbe. It served as the capital of Uganda until 1958.

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Entebbe City on the nw shore of Lake Victoria, s central Uganda, e Africa. Founded in 1893, it was capital of the British protectorate of Uganda (1894–1962). Pop. (2002 est.) 57,400.

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