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Uganda Rwandans
Almost 6 percent of the population was of Rwandan
descent,
comprising Hutu and Tutsi (Watutsi) ethnic groups, in
1959, but
at that time, most Rwandans in Uganda were citizens. They
were
Bantu-speakers, culturally related to the Hima and Iru of
the
southwestern kingdoms of Bunyoro, Toro, and Ankole. Most
Rwandans
lived in Buganda, where they worked in agriculture,
business, and
a variety of service occupations. Most were Roman
Catholics. In
the early 1980s, as refugees migrated freely across
national
boundaries throughout East Africa, the government
attempted to
limit Rwandan influence by restricting those who lacked
Ugandan
citizenship to refugee camps and by expelling some to
Tanzania.
In the late 1980s, more than 120,000 Rwandans were
recognized as
refugees in Uganda by the UNHCR.
Data as of December 1990
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