Makerere University

Makerere University is Uganda's largest and most prestigious university. It was first established as a technical school in 1922, and in 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees of the University of London. It became an independent national university in 1970. It now has over 25,000 students, of whom some 3,000 are postgraduates.

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Uganda - 1922 - University of London - 1970

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Makerere was home to many post-independence African leaders, including former Ugandan president Milton Obote, retired Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere. Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa and current Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki are also Makerere alum.

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Independence - Milton Obote - Julius Nyerere - Benjamin Mkapa - Mwai Kibaki

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In the years immediately after Ugandan independence, Makerere University was a focal point for the literary activity that was central to African nationalist culture. Some of the most important writers of today, including Nuruddin Farrah, Ali Mazrui, David Rubadiri, Okello Oculi, Ngugi wa Thiongo, John Ruganda and Peter Nazareth, were all at Makerere University at one point in their writing and academic careers.

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Nuruddin Farrah - Ali Mazrui - David Rubadiri - Okello Oculi - Ngugi wa Thiongo - John Ruganda - Peter Nazareth

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