Voice of Uganda

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Voice of Uganda
PublisherMinistry of Information and Broadcasting (Uganda)
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1978
Relaunched1979
CityKampala
CountryUganda
OCLC number 2182032

Voice of Uganda was a Government owned English-language newspaper in Uganda founded in 1972. It was published by the then Ministry of Information and Broadcasting [1]

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Background

The Voice of Uganda was founded in 1955 as the Uganda Argus by Tiny Rowland. [2] In 1971, when President Idd Amin banned the distribution of all foreign-originating newspapers claiming they belonged to "confusing agents", the then Uganda Argus became the Voice of Uganda. [3] It was considered the official mouth piece of Idd Amin, hence the nickname the "Voice of Amin". [2] [4]

After the overthrow of President Idd Amin in 1979, the incoming regime took it on and published it under a new name - Uganda Times. [5]

Legacy

The evolution of Uganda's major newspapers, culminating in the establishment of the New Vision involved a series of name changes and transitions. The Uganda Argus evolved into the Voice of Uganda. [6] The Voice of Uganda further evolved into the Uganda Times. [7]

In 1986, The Government of Uganda inherited the Uganda Times, and renamed it the New Vision. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Voice of Uganda". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  2. 1 2 "Uganda". Index on Censorship. 21 (7): 61–66. July 1992. doi:10.1080/03064229208535398. ISSN   0306-4220 – via SAGE Journals.
  3. ↑ Matovu, Jacob (March 1990). "Mass media as agencies of socialization in Uganda". Journal of Black Studies. 20 (3): 346 – via SAGE Publications.
  4. ↑ Uganda. (1992). Index on Censorship, 21(7), 61-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/03064229208535398
  5. ↑ "A look back at the 119-year journey of Uganda's newspapers". Monitor. 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  6. ↑ Mazrui, Ali Al'min (1978). Political values and the educated class in Africa. University of California Press. p. 7. ISBN   9780520032927.
  7. 1 2 "How New Vision was born 35 years ago". Bukedde. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
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