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- proper noun One of the five traditional kingdoms in present-day
Uganda .
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Examples
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Law without precedent; Legal ideas in action in the courts of colonial Busoga by Lloyd A Fallers
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Mutesa was overthrown in 1966 by then Premier Milton Obote, who also abolished Uganda's four traditional monarchies - the Buganda, the Bunyoro, the Busoga and the Ankole.
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Victoria Nile and Busoga on the east and north, the east coast of Lake
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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It includes the district of Busoga on the north-east and all the archipelagoes and inhabited islands of the Victoria
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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The dialects of Busoga, the Sese Islands and the west coast of Lake Victoria are closely related to the language of the kingdom of Uganda.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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The birds did not stop on the river islands; they flew right over into Busoga till they came to the Nile, and then they crossed the Nile and flew right over the forests and hills of Kyagwe till they came to Koja, where the King was, and they settled down on the herd of cows.
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda 1922
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One day the King wished to send an order to the chiefs of Busoga, and the messenger walked all through Kyagwe until he came to the Nile.
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda 1922
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The man said: "I am the King's messenger, and I am taking an order to the chiefs of Busoga, but the storm has swept away the canoes and I cannot cross."
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda 1922
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Busoga claiming that of the money 40% (117million) was spent on furniture and workshops, and also mismanaged the valley dams project, then causing loss of a staggering Shs4 billion ($2 million) by the government when she was still Minister for Agriculture
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"Some egocentric politicians in Busoga region are deliberately hiding the truth about the Kamigo land wrangle and feeding locals on sentiments to gain political capital," Mr Mbagadhi said during a talk show on Kiira Radio.
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