Uganda looks more developed in 1960s than 2021

And it went downhill from there on

This is the time of Decolonization of Africa where every African countries become independent from foreign powers before dictators,civil wars and genocide happened after

Thank you for this sweet video. This was the most beautiful day for my country. Live long Uganda live long Britain.

Uganda was very beautiful and clean those years

I watched this with tears in my eyes. We have retrogressed, rather than progress here in black Africa.

Watching this video seeing our we gained our Independence makes me so happy and I wish i was there during those times, am so so very proud of my country and so proud to a Uganda (AFRICA) 🇺🇬❤️

I get the same feeling of dread watching this as watching film of Europe in the 1930's.

Look at how many Indians there were at the independence events... proud and optimistic about their country and the prospects of their community. Little did they know that in 10 years' time, they'd all be expelled and their property would be confiscated... followed by Uganda's complete economic collapse under Idi Amin.

The father of a friend of mine "mentored" Amin when he was first commissioned in 1961. Amin's wiki refers to his "hands on approach" to leadership. His mentor was clear - Amin was 'hands on', but only because he could hardly read.

The calm before the storm. Sir Walter Coutts warned Obote about the danger of Idi Amin during the Independence Celebrations. Obote ignored his warnings.

This was half a century ago. Wow!!!

United Kingdom "You are now free to grow how you see fit, we have shown you and helped you to this point" Dictator "Okay, someone hold my beer"

it sad in after Uganda independence, arabs, indian and persian were kick out, there are backbone of uganda economy, same zanzibar when arab king and 100000 arabs, persian and indian-pakistani were masscare. the black sub-saharan become majority, afro-arab/mixed arabs still in zanzibar was ban to speak arabic, today only comoros.

Memories are made of this . 👍👍 for sharing .🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

such good quality for 1962

Britain, even though it committed abuses like most colonial powers, developed "well" its african colonies, France and Belgium on the other hand left their colonies in such a state of disorder and exploitation that they started their independence already lagging behind and in conflict. France to this day still controls the commerce and currency of most West African nations, the recent events in Chad are just an example.

This world is so much more enchanting than the world I find myself In now , I would do anything to go back a live in imperial times .

and from this point in the history, dey still find de wae to this day

The Queen was giving the countries back.. no shots fired.. Cool Queen

So grateful that Uganda brought to us : Pasta Ssempa, Pasta Male, and Pasta Boda Boda

I can't believe how many Indians and white were leaving there!

If I could go back in time this would be the time, I would want to go back to. To experience Uganda, getting its independence is, something I truly cherish. I watch the live youtube broadcast of the celebration of Ugandan Independence, every year, on the 9 October.

We miss this Uganda again.

Very well recorded video and very well explained....thanks.

Wow so beautiful Uganda 🇺🇬

The pearl of Africa. Never mind Joseph Kony is still in the woods 'fighting for independence' of Uganda.

Uganda is now at 60 🇺🇬🙏🏾🫶🏾

It is the eeriest moment; a lull before the storm and devastation which follows!😢

"It was better while we waited, we have killed our past and are busy killing the present, now we have nothing to look forward to" the words of Mosese in F. Mbuga's Betrayal in the City. ( Does this apply to ug?)

The water was so clean and clear too

The dream lasted four years… until democracy was destroyed.

Countries which gained independence at about the same time are now far more advanced.

Uganda Wins Independence in 1962...and they lived happily-ever-after.

The kabaka is a Sir, has 4 english and 4 African names. mazza

I went volunteering in Uganda in 2013 and let me tell you it’s gone down hill since Britain left, very run down and dangerous.

Great Job, wonderful...

The Ugandan Askaris look well turned out. In those olden days, there were standards, higher standards than of today. If only we could turn back the hands of ⏲

Lots of Asians in this film who would be expelled by Amin, later. I remember in the 70's, when I was a kid, here in UK, all the shops shut at 5 in the eve and on a Sunday they only opened for a couple of hours to sell the newspapers. When Asian shopkeepers moved in during this time, shops began to open 24/7, these people revolutionised retailing in this country and gave us the service that we expect as normal today. Young people today dont know how bad it was back then, when everything shut down at 5 in the evening, you could not get anything. The Asian shopkeepers were a revolution and they still are.

Imagine that girl who gave the flower to the guest is older than Uganda independence.

Hurts to realise that at independence, Uganda was way ahead of Singapore. Today, she doesn't even compare.

Fascinating

With much respect to our dear, Queen Elizabeth of England we need yr help to free Ugandans from the hands of refugees from Rwanda, museveni and his batunsi people which came in Uganda as refugees bit right now after getting power in 1982 in war were museveni killed thousands of Ugandans. Now is 36years while this dectater is building batunsi dynasty in Uganda, in a mission of taking Uganda from the people of Uganda,

We r now having a president who have ruled Uganda 🇺🇬 for more than a century

Interesting how Uganda never violently resisted, they just made a request for independence, unlike many other African countries.

British are really honoured nation. I admire their good will to leave nations independent and free.

Queen Elizabeth was still young and shining....even our kabaka....

Uganda 2020 : *Why are you Gaeh?*

O que a conheceu com a pathe a primeira indústria cinematografica do mundo de produzir documetarios em filme de curta metragem, então foi dai que surgiu a internacional geográfica Discovery , BBC.

Why was the government house moved from Entebbe to Kampala?

Is dis de wae

When the British left unfortunately the tribes went back to fighting each other again.

The camera was on point . The video is more like was taken yesterday

2:52 what A mouthful!

You know these independence ceremonies are quite fascinating! I happened upon the Hong Kong changeover ceremony by accident in 1997. Though that wasn't exactly by choice.

Even my mom was born in 1980 she was not yet even.. OMG

So proud of Uganda 🇺🇬…..

The. Best photo of Uganda so far...

Wao beautiful!

Mash'Allah Bless watching from London UK :)

That little girl who gave queen the flowers is now a grandmother 👵

Till today ,the Ugandan doesn't want to point out who was the first black African who raised the Ugandan flag from the British? It's an Acholi man from Kitgum, and he still living as of today

5:43 These loyal Indians are expelled from Uganda later on by Idi Ameen.

were these videos shown at the time in britain's theatres and cinemas?

2:31 im surprised that they Didn't show middle finger😂😂

Rip british empire in uganda

Interesting to see Uganda in the good old days wow !!!

u do not know de wey briten

My homeland

And they moved so forward after colonialism. Thanks Idi.

I really liked the way the commentator was fluent with the Luganda terms to be honest. Idk if he's still alive

And the last day of British rule was the last day of freedom & peace for Ugandans!

2:52. What a name, "Sir Edward William Frederick David Walugembi Mutabi Luangula Mutasa II" Dang son.

The old lady at 2:46 looks young except for her grey hair

Life full of hope by then

Wow watching 2021

This is the beginning of 'confusion of the highest orda'😂

kemerdekaan bukan diberikan dan diminta tapi direbut dan diperjuangankan sampai mati. MERDEKA ATAOE MATI

Happy independence Uganda!

Teach me more about Uganda I never met people from Uganda but I met people from Kenya 100% Kenyans. I know Kenya, Tanzania , & Uganda speaks swahili How many tribes Uganda have?

Tiger Mafia ❤️commondo😁

Past is gold

Wewuunye that building at the entrance of CBS is still there

Two things were there....and unfortunately we missed both of them. Firstly Africa would have been far better off without being colonized. Secondly, we could have survived much better without independence. Summary, they shouldn't have come and having come, they shouldn't have left. You don't pacify a child with what he can't handle.

The interests were for the independence and freedom and the common people were excited because their freedom had been flagged on as a sign of raising the Uganda flag lowering the union Jack but the country has since then been served into the hands of selfish and greedy citizens who instead sabotaged the interests that Ugandan thought and dreamt had neared. Tracing back into the actions of the Presidents the young country has ever had, it's their own interests that they frontend and one of them on his death bed had guts to say, " Entebbe Ewooma" translated from Luganda as power is sweet because during his tenure he didn't serve the country, he interested himself in enjoyment and personal pleasure and it was sweet. Uganda is under a bondage and this bondage is either inherited as we became a new country or we have traces of the characters of colonialists in black skins like Mbagutas who still had to collaborate with the former master rulers of Uganda to extend neo colonialism. There's more to do and more as Ugandans to interest ourselves in breaking if it's surely to be independence. it's now a celebration of Uganda at 60 years since the Ugandans expected their freedom, rights, and voices to be heard so that they can impact on the development of their country but not a single voice was adhered to. A lot of souls of our departed sisters and brothers who have since then died in the struggle roam around the borders of Uganda, around the parliament, streets, institutions and everywhere guiding the young generation on how and what the mission was but the politicians have gripped on harder. By the look of things, Uganda deserves more than guns and suits matching in and out of three arms of government. Uganda needs unity and valuing of the common voices, working along with the elites, all political wings, tribes, and religions and putting Uganda first to restructure because Uganda has not taken a step ever since the lowering of the union Jack and raising of the Uganda flag, it all stopped there when those who took over the young country failed to work together to see that Uganda progresses as a country. They were divided on their own selfish interests and forgot about Uganda and Ugandans interests of their country. So sad!

thanks for turning this into color

We can get a Uganda as organised as it was prior to independence, I bet on that

Queen was Gorgeous 😻 manshallah

I bet if any of the people who were present today are still living

The Independence day of Uganda reminds us of our great freedom fighters who sacrificed and struggled their lives in order to free our Uganda from the British rule. It commemorates the courage, spirit and persistence of the freedom fighters who fought for the independence of uganda. But it also represents the core of our beliefs, the very makeup of our identity as Ugandans ruling ourselves, having the choices of our future in our hands, we blame ourselves for anything not the whites. Uganda is suffering from oppression by Museveni, his one of us in case his a Ugandan! Independence marks the first day of self governance of people of that country, politically because politics determines the economic and the social well being of a nation, the choice was in our hands either we chose good or bad governance. The problem is our politics and politicians not Independence

That went dark fast

I’m a very posh narrator and I’m going to pronounce the kings names as badly as possible.

Uganda forever

Idi Amin: " Farewell, Bwana. Now it's MY turn "!

they would miss British

But today is the purest country in the world

Montys fact finding tour of africa in 1947 was ignored

60s looked better than the sh**t I see today

I see my grandfather in this video 😍😍😍

Long live Uganda