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2018 in Uganda

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2018
in
Uganda

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Events in the year 2018 in Uganda.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • February - Flood kills at least 45 people.[1]

  • 25 May – Bus accident left 22 people dead and another 15 were injured. [2]

  • 16 August - Arrest of opposition leader MP Bobi Wine
  • 11 October - At least 41 people are killed after a river bursts its bank in Bududa, Uganda. Many more are injured and dozens are displaced. [3]

Deaths

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Geoffrey Oryema in 2001

References

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  1. ^ "Uganda strives to contain raging cholera outbreaks". Xinhua News Agency. 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ Feingold, Spencer (26 May 2018). "At least 22 killed in Uganda bus crash". CNN. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Uganda landslide near Mount Elgon kills more than 40". BBC News. 12 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Livingstone Nkoyoyo dead at 80". anglican.ink. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ "France Based Ugandan Music Legend Geoffrey Oryema Dies at 65". Kampala Post. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.