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Omukama of Tooro
Title of the king of Tooro, Uganda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Omukama wa Tooro (translates to the King of Tooro) is the official title given to the king of Tooro in Uganda.
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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, the Uganda National Congress supported 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.
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List of Abakama ba (Kings of) Tooro
The following is a list of the Abakama of Tooro, starting around 1800 AD:[citation needed]
- Kaboyo Olimi I, (Kasunsu Nkwanzi), c. 1830–1861
- Kazaana Ruhaga I, c. 1861–1862
- Nyaika Kasunga Kyebambe I, c. 1862–1863 and c. 1864–1874
- Kato Rukidi I, 1863–1864
- Mukabirere Olimi II, c. 1874–1876
- Mukarusa Kyebambe II, c. 1876–1877
- Isingoma Rukidi ll, c. 1877
- Rububi Kyebambe III, c. 1878–1879
- Kakende Nyamuyonjo, c. 1878 and 1881–1882
- Katera Rujwenge, c. 1878–1879
Interregnum, 1880–1891; reverted to Bunyoro - Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV, 1891–1928
- George David Kamurasi Rukidi III, 1929–1965
- Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III, 1965–1995[2]
Monarchy discontinued by the Ugandan government, 1967–1993 - Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, 1995–present
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