John Ruganda (30 May 1941 to 8 December 2007[citation needed]) was Uganda's best known playwright.
[1] He was born in Fort Portal and died in Uganda's capital Kampala.
Ruganda's plays "reflect the reality of the East African sociopolitical situation after independence.
"[2] He was considered a shaping force of East African theater.
[3] The Burdens (1972) and The Floods (1980) have become a regular part of curriculum in literature classes.