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Kangai-Kabalega monument

Dokolo District, Uganda

The Kangai-Kabalega monument is a white and blue painted landmark which marks the spot where Kabaka Mwanga and Omukama Kabalega were captured by the British colonialists in 1899. In Particular, there are two sites (Monuments) approximately 200 meters from each other which show where the great Kings were individually captured (Kabalega on the right and Mwanga on the left of the current road going from Kaberamaido to kangai). According to site curator, David Oketcha, the Kings were flanked/ surrounded by the British forces who included Semei Kakungulu and trapped by the river to the south which they could not cross.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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