Omukama of Tooro
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| Omukama ofTooro | |
|---|---|
| Omukama wa Tooro | |
| Incumbent | |
| Rukidi IV since 12 September 1995 | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir apparent | Prince James Mugenyi |
| First monarch | Olimi I |
| Formation | 1830 |
| Residence | New Tooro Kingdom Palace,Fort Portal |
Omukama wa Tooro(The King of Tooro) is the official title given to the king ofTooroinUganda.
The kingdom was founded in 1830 by Rukirabasaija Omukama Kaboyo Olimi l Amooti who was the son of Rukirabasaija Kyebambe lll Nyamutukura Amooti, the king of Bunyoro.[citation needed]In the 1950s, theUganda National Congresssupported the Omukama as he resisted the Central Government's efforts to "rule" Tooro as a district.[1]
Tooro existed as an independent kingdom until 1967 when President Apollo Milton Obote banned all kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdoms were reinstated as cultural institutions in 1993.
Today, the Omukama of Tooro and the other kings play a vital role in Ugandan politics as cultural leaders and agents of peace and stability in their respective kingdoms. Tooro and Bunyoro kingdoms enjoy a close relationship.
List ofAbakama ba(Kings of) Tooro
[edit]The following is a list of theAbakamaof Tooro, starting around 1800 AD:[citation needed]
- Kaboyo Olimi I,(Kasunsu Nkwanzi) c. 1830 - 1861
- KazaanaRuhagal, c.1861- 1862
- Nyaika Kasunga Kyebambe I,c. 1862-1863 and c. 1864 - 1874
- KatoRukidi I,1863-64
- MukabirereOlimi II,c. 1874 -1876
- Mukarusa Kyebambe II,c. 1876 - 1877
- Isingoma Rukidi ll, c. 1877
- RubuubiKyebambe lll c. 1878 and 1879
- Kakende Nyamuyonjoc. 1878 and 1881 - 1882
- KateraRujwenge, c 1878–1879
a period ofInterregnum,1880–1891; reverted toBunyoro - Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV,1891–1928
- George David KamurasiRukidi III,1929–1965
- Patrick David Matthew KaboyoOlimi III,1966–1995[2]
interrupted by the discontinuation by the Ugandan government, 1967–1993 - Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV,1995–present
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Uzoigwe, G. N., ed. (1982).Uganda: The dilemma of nationhood.New York: NOK Publishers International. p. 237.ISBN0-88357-038-6.LCCN74-81845.
- ^Doornbos, Martin; Mwesigye, Frederick (1994)."The new politics of kingmaking".In Hansen, Holger Bernt; Twaddle, Michael (eds.).From chaos to order: The politics of constitution-making in Uganda.Kampala: Fountain Publishers. p. 61.ISBN9970-02-044-7.
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