Plainly put, June 3rd is Uganda Martyrs' Day to celebrate Christians who were persecuted for their Christian beliefs on orders of Kabaka Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga Mukasa II between November 1885 and January 1887.
By definition, a martyr, according to dictionary.com, is people who willingly suffer death rather than renounce their religion.
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