buganda

buganda

1. It declined in the 18th and 19th century, surrendering its preeminence to the Buganda kingdom.

18和19世纪期间,此一王国渐趋衰落,而拱手将优势让给布干达王国。

2. The king of Uganda's largest ethnic group, the Buganda, has put off a visit to a town in his kingdom, his spokesman has said.

乌干达最大种族的统治者布干达的发言人表示,布干达推迟了其国家某城镇的访问计划。

3. Kingdom of Buganda

布干达王国

4. The Buganda have long demanded more formal political powers for their king as well as control over their traditional land, territory that includes the capital Kampala and its surrounding districts.

布甘达长期以来一直要求为其国王争取更多的正式的政治权利,同时控制他们传统的土地、包括首都卡帕拉和周边地区的领土。

5. There are reports of gunfire from a part of Kampala around Buganda Community offices and the rest of the city remains largely closed.

据报告,在坎帕拉一处接近布干达省办事处的地方发生了炮火袭击,而坎帕拉的其他大多数地区也仍在关闭中。

6. Besides, generosity to Buganda would aggravate the other kingdoms, particularly neighboring Bunyoro, whose land includes Uganda's new-found oilfields.

此外,对巴干达宽宏大量也会激怒其他王国特别是邻近的布尼奥罗,乌干达新发现的油田就在该王国领地内。

7. Mr Museveni therefore remains the favourite for the 2011 election, but much will depend on his ability to mollify the Buganda in what will be a contentious, and perhaps bloody, process.

这样看来穆塞韦尼总统仍然是2011年竞选中被认为会获胜的竞选人,但是这很大程度上要看他抚慰布干达的能力,这将是一个容易引起争论的,甚至可能会流血的过程。

8. This would give the kingdom the ability to raise its own resources, tax its subjects and reduce its reliance on the central government, but is not generally popular outside Buganda.

这项制度将会使王国拥有增加王国自身资源的权利和向国民征税的权利,以此来减少对中央政府的依赖,但是这项制度在布干达以外的地区普遍不受欢迎。

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