University of East Africa

For the university in the Horn of Africa, see East Africa University.

University of East Africa

Swahili: Chuo Kikuu cha Afrika Mashariki
Active	29 June 1963–1970
Special relation	University of London

The University of East Africa was established on 29 June 1963 ^[1] and served Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in the eastern African Great Lakes region. ^{[2] [3]} The University was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London. In 1970, it was split into three independent universities, which are now:

•   Kenya: University of Nairobi ^[4]
•   Uganda: Makerere University
•   Tanzania: University of Dar es Salaam

References

1. "Universities: East Africa", A Historical Companion To Postcolonial Thought In English (Columbia University Press, 2005) Prem Poddar and David Johnson, eds., p. 489.
2. "CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA". Makerere University. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
3. BHEKITHEMBA RICHARD MNGOMEZULU (2012). "Politics and Higher Education in East Africa (From the 1920s to 1970)". AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
4. "UON Profile". University of Nairobi. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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