Bunyoro or Bunyoro-Kitara is a Bantu kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Central and East Africa from the 13th century to the 19th century. It is ruled by the King (Omukama) of Bunyoro-Kitara. The current ruler is Solomon Iguru I, the 27th Omukama.
Omukama wa Bunyoro Translates to The King of Bunyoro is the title given to rulers of the East African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. The kingdom lasted as an independent state from the 16th to the 19th century. The Omukama of Bunyoro remains an important figure in Ugandan politics, especially among the Banyoro people of whom he is the titular head. He is closely related to the Omukama of Toro Kingdom.
The Tooro Kingdom, or BuTooro is a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Toro is King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV took to the throne of Tooro kingdom in 1995 at the age of just three years, after the death of his father Omukama Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Rwamuhokya Olimi III on August 26, 1995, at the age of 50.
Duhaga of Bunyoro was Omukama of Bunyoro (1731-c.1782). Omukama of Bunyoro is the name given to rulers of the central African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara.
Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King Oyo, is the reigning Omukama of Tooro, in Uganda. He was born on 16 April 1992 to King Patrick David Mathew Kaboyo Olimi III and Queen Best Kemigisa Kaboyo. Three and half years later in 1995, Oyo ascended the throne and succeeded his father to become the 12th ruler of the 180-year-old Kingdom of Tooro.
Princess Elizabeth of Tooro Was the Batebe of the Kingdom of Tooro untill September 12th 1995 when she was succeeded by Omubiitokati Ruth Nsemere Komuntale. She is a Ugandan lawyer, politician, diplomat, and model. She was the first East African woman to be admitted to the English Bar. She is a paternal aunt of (Isenkati) the King of Tooro, Rukidi IV. She briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Idi Amin from February to November 1974.
Queen Best Kemigisa Akiiki is the Queen Mother of the Tooro Kingdom, based in Fort Portal city, Uganda. She is mother to Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Amooti Rukidi IV, the reigning Omukama of Tooro.
Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I was Omukama of the Kingdom of Tooro, from around 1830 until around 1861. He was the first (1st) Omukama of Tooro.
Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, Uganda from around 1861 to 1862. He was the second (2nd) Omukama of Toro.
Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika was Omukama of the Kingdom of Tooro, from 1862 to 1863, and 1864 to 1874. He was the third (3rd) Omukama of Toro.
Rukirabasaija Kasunga Nyaika Kyebambe l was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1872 until 1875. He was the fifth (5th) Omukama of Toro.
Rubuubi Kyebambe IIl was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, in 1875 and from 1877 until 1879. He was the seventh (7th) Omukama of Toro.
Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro from 1875 until 1876 and from 1879 until 1880. He was the eighth (8th) Omukama of Tooro.
Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV was Omukama (King) of the Kingdom of Toro from 1891 until 1928. He was the 11th Omukama of Toro.
Rukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo (Rwamuhokya) Olimi III was the 11th Omukama of the Kingdom of Tooro and reigned from 1965 until his death in 1995.
The Royal Order of the Omujwaara Kondo is the oldest and highest royal order of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom and is awarded solely by the Omukama (King) of Bunyoro. It is a single-grade honour, separated into two classes - Class I and Class II. Class I is limited to other royal families of the world and heads of state, while Class II is open to all persons.
The Toro people, Tooro people or Batooro are a Bantu ethnic group, native to the Tooro Kingdom, a subnational constitutional monarchy within Uganda.
