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| Torrential rains in Uganda have felled one of the country's oldest and most historic trees. | |
| The tree was believed to be more than 150 years old and was located in modern-day Kyambogo University, about eight kilometres (five miles) east of the capital, Kampala. | |
| It fell during heavy rains on Monday night, the university shared on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. | |
| It is believed that the tree was located next to the palace of Kabaka Muteesa I, the 30th monarch of the Buganda kingdom, East Africa's largest traditional monarchy. | |
| The king's guests would often await or meet him under the shade of the majestic Canarium tree, known locally as Omuwafu. | |
| It is believed that the first Europeans to enter Uganda - explorers James Augustus Grant and John Hanning Speke - sat under the tree as they waited to meet King Muteesa I in 1862. | |
| It is also believed that King Muteesa I and Welsh-born American explorer Henry Morton Stanley sat under the tree in 1875 to write a letter to the Queen of England, inviting missionary teachers to the kingdom. | |
| Most recently, the university said "the tree has been providing shade to students during discussion time and cultural meetings...as well as yielding edible fruits known as Empafu". | |
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