Founder of the Uganda People's Congress served as the country's prime minister from 1962-1966 and as president from 1966-1971 and from 1980-1985.

Provides a historical profile of the country that will make travelers think twice before attempting to broaden their horizons.

Features stories from Ugandan children kidnapped by soldiers of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army and forced into combat under penalty of death.

Aims to explain the country's current political problems and their relationship to the region's kingdoms-based cultures of the past.