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Word: muterbi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...midst of the deluge and the panic, the Sacred Lake itself burst its banks and ran dry. For old Mwanga's grandson, 27-year-old King Edward Frederick William David Walugumbe Muterbi Luwangula Mutesa II, this was the most worrisome blow of all. A local legend holds that when the Sacred Lake runs dry, the King must die. Cambridge-educated King Mutesa II does not believe such legends ; his chief fear is that his restless subjects, who are not Cambridge-educated, might use force to carry out the old prophecy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UGANDA: The Crocodile Hazard | 1/21/1952 | See Source »

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