Contesting Catholics

First scholarly treatment of Uganda''s first elected ruler; offers new insights into the religious and political history of modern Uganda.



Assassinated by Idi Amin and a democratic ally of J.F. Kennedy during the Cold War, Benedicto Kiwanuka was Uganda''s most controversial and disruptive politician, and his legacy is still divisive. On the eve of independence, he ledthe Democratic Party (DP), a na...