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Lango

Also known as Lango sub-region

Lango is a region of northern Uganda north of Lake Kyoga, home of the Lango people, who speak a Luo language. In the nineteenth century it lay beyond the borders of the kingdoms and served as a refuge for Kabalega during his war against the British; he and Mwanga II were captured there in April 1899. Milton Obote, Uganda's first prime minister, came from Lango.

Lango
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lango. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lango
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