The Untold Story of Polish Refugees in Uganda

The Untold Story of Polish Refugees in Uganda

In a remote part of western Uganda, just south of the Murchison Falls National Park, tucked outside the village of Nyabyeya, stands an incongruous building: the Our Lady Queen of Poland Church, standing on a small hill overlooking the surrounding forest. This Catholic church was constructed between 1943 and 1945, its white walls built to resemble a European cathedral, with crosses adorning its roof. The inscription at the church entrance is writ…