Lubiri

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Aerial view of the Kabaka's Palace ie Twekobe.
Aerial view of the Kabaka's Palace i.e Twekobe. It is the official residence of the Kabaka (Buganda King) within the palace grounds.

Lubiri (or Mengo Palace) is the royal compound of the Kabaka of Buganda, located in Mengo, a suburb of Kampala, the Ugandan capital.[1] The original Lubiri was destroyed in the May 1966 Battle of Mengo Hill, at the culmination of the struggle between Mutesa II and Milton Obote for power.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mengo Palace". Buganda Kingdom website. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  2. ↑ "The Battle of Mengo Hill". Time. June 3, 1966. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

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