Uganda was a protectorate.
Uganda . Beginning in 1894 , the area was ruled as a protectorate by the British , who established administrative law across the territory . Uganda gained independence from Britain on 9 October 1962 . Uganda , today the Republic of Uganda , was a Commonwealth realm between 1962 and 1963 . Uganda Protectorate . In 1894 the Uganda Protectorate was established , and the territory was extended beyond the borders of Buganda to an area that roughly corresponds to that of present-day Uganda .