Official languages Tooro Demonym Tooro Calling code 256 | Ethnic groups Tooro Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Ugandan shilling | |
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Government Constitutional monarchy | ||
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Tooro is one of the five traditional kingdoms located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Tooro is King Rukidi IV. The people native to the kingdom are the Tooro, and their language is likewise called Tooro.
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History
It was founded in 1830 when Omukama Kaboyo Olimi I, the eldest son of Omukama of Bunyoro Nyamutukura Kyebambe III of Bunyoro, seceded and established his own independent kingdom. Absorbed into Bunyoro-Kitara in 1876, it reasserted its independence in 1891.
As with Buganda, Bunyoro, and Busoga, Tooro's monarchy was abolished in 1967 by the Government of Uganda, but was reinstated in 1993.
Abakama of Tooro
The following is a list of the Abakama of Tooro since 1800:
- Olimi I: 1822–1865
- Ruhaga of Toro: 1865–1866
- Nyaika Kyebambe I: 1866–1871 and 1871–1872
- Rukidi I: 1871
- Olimi II: 1872–1875
- Rukidi II: 1875–1875
- Rububi Kyebambe II: 1875 and 1877–1879
- Kakende Nyamuyonjo: 1875–1876 and 1879–1880
- Katera: 1876–1877
- Interregnum, reverted to Bunyoro: 1880–1891
- Kyebambe III: 1891–1928
- Rukidi III: 1929–1965
- Olimi III: 1965–1967
- in pretence: 1967–1993 (monarchy abolished)
- Rukidi IV: 1995 (monarchy reinstated)
References
Tooro Kingdom Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA