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Africa (continent)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Sir Apolo Kagwa, in a governess cart, 1906 - 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/23
Scope and Contents

148 x 103 mm. Showing Sir Apolo Kagwa and his wife seated in a pony trap with a group of Ugandans gathered round. Zaharia Kizito Kisingiri (1858-1917), another of Daudi Chwa's Regents, stands at the far left of the group facing the camera.

Dates: 1906 - 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Sir Apolo Kagwa, Katikiro of Buganda and family, 1906 - 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/22
Scope and Contents

147 x 104 mm. Showing Sir Apolo Kagwa and his wife seated outside the Katikiro's house with four children. Sir Apolo (knighted in 1905) became Omuwanika (Treasurer of Buganda) in 1887 and in the following years also led Mwanga's army in campaigns against Karema. From 1897-1914 he was Chief Regent to the young Daudi Chwa and from 1914-1926 was Katikiro or Prime Minister of Buganda.

Dates: 1906 - 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).