Omukama of Tooro

Omukama of Tooro
Omukama of Tooro
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 of Tooro, one of the East African kingdom of Tooro. 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. Since that time, 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.

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 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 l, c.1861- 1862
Nyaika Kasunga Kyebambe I, c. 1862-1863 and c. 1864 - 1874
Kato Rukidi I, 1863-64
Mukabirere Olimi II, c. 1874 -1876
Mukarusa Kyebambe II, c. 1876 - 1877
Isingoma Rukidi ll, c. 1877
Rubuubi Kyebambe lll c. 1878 and 1879
Kakende Nyamuyonjo c. 1878 and 1881 - 1882
Katera Rujwenge, c 1878–1879
a period of 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, 1966–1995
interrupted by the discontinuation by the Ugandan government, 1967–1993
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, 1995–present

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List of Abakama ba (Kings of) Tooro

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