Uganda
 

18 Dec 1890 - 1914                          1914 - 9 Oct 1962                   1 Mar 1962 - 9 Oct  1962 (Provisional)                   Adopted 9 Oct 1962   Map of Uganda Hear National Anthem "Oh Uganda, Land of  Beauty!" Text of National Anthem Adopted 1962 Constitution (8 Oct 1995) Capital: Kampala (Entebbe 1905-1958; Kampala 1890-1905) Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)  National Holiday: 9 Oct (1962) Independence Day Population: 31,367,972 (2008) GDP: $35.88 billion (2008) Exports: $2.03 billion (2008) Imports: $3.57 billion (2008) Ethnic groups: Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%,  Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%,  Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% (2002) Total Active Armed Forces: 45,000 (2006) Merchant marine: None (2008) Religions: Christian 85.3% (of which Roman Catholic 41.9%, Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, traditional beliefs 1%, nonreligious 0.9%, other 0.7% (2002) International Organizations/Treaties: ACP, AfDB, APM, AU, BTWC, C, COMESA, CTBT, EAC, EADB, ENMOD (signatory), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, MIGA, NAM, NPT, NTBT, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Uganda Index Chronology  1 Jul 1890                Anglo-German agreement declared Buganda                               under British influence. 18 Dec 1890                British East Africa Company occupies Buganda.  1 Apr 1893                Buganda a provisional British protectorate. 11 Apr 1894                British protectorate over Buganda declared                              (effective 18 Jun 1894). 30 Jun 1896                Protectorate extended to include Bunyoro-Kitara,                               Tooro, Ankole and on 3 Jul 1896 Busoga.  1 Apr 1902                Eastern provinces of Uganda ceded to British East                              Africa (Kenya) colony.   1 Apr 1905                Uganda colony  1 Mar 1962                Self-government granted.  9 Oct 1962                Independence from Britain (Uganda).  9 Oct 1963                Republic of Uganda  8 Sep 1967                Kingdoms abolished. 11 Apr 1979 -  1 Jul 1981  Occupied by Tanzania. 24 Jul 1993                Kingdoms revived. Other Traditional States Ugandan Kingdoms Ankole (Nkore) Buganda   Bunyoro-Kitara Tooro (Toro) Rwenzururu Historical Maps of Uganda

Military Administrator
26 Dec 1890 - May 1892     Frederick John Dealtry Lugard      (b. 1858 - d. 1945)
Commissioners
 1 Apr 1893 - 30 May 1893  Sir Gerald Herbert Portal          (b. 1858 - d. 1897)
30 May 1893 -  4 Nov 1893  James Ronald Leslie MacDonald      (b. 1862 - d. 1927)
                             (acting)
 4 Nov 1893 - 10 May 1894  Henry Edward Colville              (b. 1852 - d. 1907)
10 May 1894 - 24 Aug 1894  Frederick Jackson (acting)
24 Aug 1894 - Dec 1899     Ernest James Berkeley              (b. 1857 - d. 1932)
Dec 1899 - Nov 1901        Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston        (b. 1858 - d. 1927)
Nov 1901 - 20 Nov 1907     Sir James Hayes Sadler             (b. 1851 - d. 1910)
20 Nov 1907 - 31 Jan 1910  Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell          (b. 1864 - d. 1952)
                             (from 26 Jun 1908, Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell)
 1 Feb 1910 - 18 Oct 1910  Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux      (b. 1870 - d. 1943)
Governors
18 Oct 1910 -  3 Apr 1911  Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux      (s.a.) 
                             (acting)
1910 - 1911                Stanley Charles Tomkins            (b. 18.. - d. 1946)
                             (acting for Cordeaux)
 3 Apr 1911 - 10 Feb 1918  Frederick John Jackson             (b. 1859 - d. 1929)
                             (from 1 Jan 1913, Sir Frederick John Jackson)
10 Feb 1918 - 15 Aug 1922  Robert Thorne Coryndon             (b. 1870 - d. 1925)
                             (from 1 Jan 1919, Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon)
15 Aug 1922 - 18 May 1925  Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer        (b. 1882 - d. 1964)
18 May 1925 - 23 Nov 1932  Sir William Frederick Gowers       (b. 1875 - d. 1954)
23 Nov 1932 - 17 Oct 1935  Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon       (b. 1883 - d. 1948)
17 Oct 1935 -  7 Jul 1940  Philip Euen Mitchell               (b. 1890 - d. 1964)
                             (from 1937, Sir Philip Euen Mitchell)
 7 Jul 1940 -  1 Jan 1945  Sir Charles Cecil Farquharson      (b. 1884 - d. 1956)
                             Dundas
 1 Jan 1945 - 17 Jan 1952  Sir John Hathorn Hall              (b. 1894 - d. 1979)
17 Jan 1952 - 26 Feb 1957  Sir Andrew Benjamin Cohen          (b. 1909 - d. 1968)
26 Feb 1957 - 19 Oct 1961  Sir Frederick Crawford             (b. 1906 - d. 1978)
19 Oct 1961 -  9 Oct 1962  Sir Walter Fleming Coutts          (b. 1912 - d. 1988)
Queen¹
 9 Oct 1962 -  9 Oct 1963  the Queen of the United Kingdom
Governor-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
 9 Oct 1962 -  9 Oct 1963  Sir Walter Fleming Coutts          (s.a.)
Presidents
 9 Oct 1963 -  2 Mar 1966  Sir Edward Mutebi Mutesa II        (b. 1924 - d. 1969)  KY
15 Apr 1966 - 25 Jan 1971  Apolo Milton Obote (1st time)      (b. 1925 - d. 2005)  UPC
25 Jan 1971 - 13 Apr 1979  Idi Amin Dada Oumee                (b. 1925? - d. 2003) Mil
                             (to 21 Feb 1971 styled military head of State)
13 Apr 1979 - 20 Jun 1979  Yusufu Kironde Lule                (b. 1912 - d. 1985)  UNLF
20 Jun 1979 - 11 May 1980  Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa           (b. 1920)            UNLF
12 May 1980 - 22 May 1980  Paulo Muwanga                      (b. 1924 - d. 1991)  UNLF
                             (chairman Military Commission)
22 May 1980 - 15 Dec 1980  Presidential Commission
                           - Saulo Musoke
                           - Polycarp Nyamuchoncho
                           - Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol
17 Dec 1980 - 27 Jul 1985  Apolo Milton Obote (2nd time)      (s.a.)               UPC
27 Jul 1985 - 29 Jul 1985  Basilio Olara Okello               (b. 1929 - d. 1990)  Mil
                             (chairman Military Council)
29 Jul 1985 - 26 Jan 1986  Tito Lutwa Okello                  (b. 1914 - d. 1996)  Mil
                             (chairman Military Council)
26 Jan 1986 -              Yoweri Kaguta Museveni             (b. 1944)            Mil/NRM
                             (commander National Resistance Army to 29 Jan 1986)

Chief minister
 2 Jul 1961 -  1 Mar 1962  Benedicto Kiwanuka                 (b. 1922 - d. 1972)  DP
Prime ministers
 1 Mar 1962 - 30 Apr 1962  Benedicto Kiwanuka                 (s.a.)               DP
30 Apr 1962 - 15 Apr 1966  Apolo Milton Obote                 (s.a.)               UPC
15 Apr 1966 - 15 Dec 1980  Post abolished
18 Dec 1980 - 27 Jul 1985  Erifasi Otema Allimadi             (b. 1929 - d. 2001)  UPC
 1 Aug 1985 - 25 Aug 1985  Paulo Muwanga                      (s.a.) 
25 Aug 1985 - 26 Jan 1986  Abraham Waligo                     (b. 1928 - d. 2000) 
30 Jan 1986 - 22 Jan 1991  Samson Kisekka                     (b. 1912 - d. 1999)  NRM
22 Jan 1991 - 18 Nov 1994  George Cosmas Adyebo               (b. 1945 - d. 2000)  NRM
18 Nov 1994 -  5 Apr 1999  Kintu Musoke                       (b. 1938)            NRM
 5 Apr 1999 -              Apolo Nsibambi                     (b. 1938)            NRM

Tanzanian Commander (commander of 20th division)
11 Apr 1979 -  1 Jul 1981  David Musuguri (Msuguri)                                Mil

 ¹ Full style 1962 - 9 Oct 1963: "By the Grace of God, Queen of Uganda and of Her other Realms
and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth."

Territorial Disputes: Uganda is subject to armed fighting among hostile ethnic groups, rebels, armed gangs, militias, and various government forces that extend across its borders; Uganda hosts 209,860 Sudanese, 27,560 Congolese, and 19,710 Rwandan refugees, while Ugandan refugees as well as members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) seek shelter in southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Garamba National Park; LRA forces have also attacked Kenyan villages across the border.

Party abbreviations: NRM = National Resistance Movement (authoritarian; was not a political party, but a movement which claimed the loyalty of all Ugandans, 1986-2005); DP = Democratic Party (conservative); UPC = Uganda People's Congress (socialist, only legal party 1966-71, government party 1980-85); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: KY = Kabaka Yekka ("the King Alone" party); UNLF = Uganda National Liberation Front; UPM = Uganda Patriotic Movement (authoritarian)

bf.1447                    Kingdom of Nkore 
30 Jun 1896                Nkore a British protectorate.
25 Oct 1901                Nkore and other states consolidated into Kingdom of Ankole 
                             (under British protectorate).
 8 Sep 1967                Kingdom abolished.
20 Nov 1993                Kingdom of Ankole (restored); not recognized by Uganda.

Kings (title Omugabe)
c.1699 - c. 1727           Natare IV Kitabanyoro
c.1727 - c.1755            Macwa 
c.1755 - 17..              Rwabirere
17.. - 17..                Karara 
17..- 17..                 Karaiga
17.. - c.1775              Kahaya I                           (d. c.1775) 
1783? - ....               Nyakashaija
.... - ....                Bwarenga
.... - 1811                Rwebishengye
1811 - 18.                 Kayungu
18.. - 18.                 Rwanga -Regent
18.. - 1839                Gasyonga I                         (d. c.1839)
1839 - 1867                Mutambuka                          (d. 1867)
1867                       Mukwenda -Regent
1867 - 1895                Ntare V Rugingiza                  (d. 1895)
1895 - 1897                Kahitsi -Regent
1897 - 10 Oct 1944         Edward Sulemani Kahaya II          (b. 18.. - d. 1944)
1944 -  8 Sep 1967         Charles Godfrey Rutahaba           (b. 1910 - d. 1979)
                             Gasyonga II (in exile to Apr 1979)
 8 Sep 1967 - 20 Nov 1993  Post abolished
20 Nov 1993 -              John Patrick Barigye Rutashijuka   (b. 1940)
                             Ntare VI 
                             (in exile Apr 1979 - 1993)

Prime ministers (title Enganzi)
1898 - 1937                Nuwa Mbaguta                       (d. 1944)
1937 - 1946                Lazaro Kamugungunu
1946 - 1948                Ernest K. Katungi
1948 - 1953                Zakaria C.K. Mungonya
1953 - 1960                Kesi K. Nganwa
1961 - 1963                John Kabaireho
1963 - 1967                James K. Kahigiriza

c.1300                     Kingdom of Buganda
 1 Jul 1890                Anglo-German agreement declared Buganda to be under
                             British influence.
18 Dec 1890                British occupy Buganda.
 1 Apr 1893                Buganda a provisional British protectorate.
11 Apr 1894                British protectorate over Buganda declared
                             (effective 18 Jun 1894).
31 Dec 1960                Buganda declares independence (not recognized).
 9 Oct 1962                Buganda part of independent Uganda.
24 May 1966                Kingdom abolished.
24 Jul 1993                Kingdom of Buganda (restored).

Kings (title Kabaka)
.... - ....                Tebandeke
.... - ....                Ndawula
.... - ....                Kagulu
17.. - 17..                Kikulwe
17.. - 17..                Mawanda
1740 - 1741                Mwanga I
1741 - 1750                Namugala
1750 - 1780                Kyabaggu Kabinuli                  (d. c.1780)
1780 - 1796                Jjunju Ssendegeya                  (d. 1796)
1796 - 1814                Ssemakookiro Wasajja Nabbunga      (d. 1814)
1814 - 1836                Kamaanya Kadduwamala Mukasa        (d. 1836)
1836 - Oct 1856            Ssuuna II Kalema Migeekyamye       (b. c.1800 - d. 1856)
Oct 1856 - 24 Oct 1884     Mukaabya Mutesa I Kayiira          (b. c.1837 - d. 1884)
24 Oct 1884 - 10 Sep 1888  Mwanga II Basammula-Ekkere         (b. 1868 - d. 1903)
                             (1st time)
10 Sep 1888 - 21 Oct 1888  Mutebi (II) Kiwewa                 (d. 1889)
21 Oct 1888 -  5 Oct 1889  Kalema Muguluma                    (d. 1890)
 5 Oct 1889 -  9 Aug 1897  Mwanga II Basammula-Ekkere         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
14 Aug 1897 - 22 Nov 1939  Daudi Cwa II                       (b. 1896 - d. 1939)
1898 -  5 Aug 1914         Apolo Kagwa -Regent                (b. 1864 - d. 1927)
23 Nov 1939 - 30 Nov 1953  Edward Mutebi Mutesa II (1st time) (b. 1924 - d. 1969)
                             "King Freddie" 
                             (in exile 30 Nov 1953 - 1955)
30 Nov 1953 -  8 Dec 1953  Paulo Kavuma -Regent               (b. 1901 - d. 1989)
 8 Dec 1953 - 15 Aug 1955  Regency
                           - Paulo Kavuma                     (s.a.)
                           - Latimer Mpagi
                           - Matayo Mugwanya
                             (from 7 Jan 1954)
15 Aug 1955 - 17 Oct 1955  Regency
                           - Prince Badru Kakungulu           (b. 1907 - d. 1991)
                           - Manyangenda
                           - Andrea Kyemwa
19 Oct 1955 - 24 May 1966  Edward Mutebi Mutesa II (2nd time) (s.a.) 
                             (in U.K. exile to 21 Nov 1969)
24 May 1966 -  8 Sep 1967  Vacant
 8 Sep 1967 - 24 Jul 1993  Post abolished
24 Jul 1993 -              Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II           (b. 1955) 
                             (in exile 21 Nov 1969 - 1993)

Prime ministers (title Katikkiro)
[with Tebandeke]           Mujambula
[with Ndawula]             Nsobya
[with Kagulu]              Ntambi
[with Kikulwe]             Mawuuba
[with Kikulwe]             Nakiyenje
[with Kikulwe]             Nakikofu
1740? - 1741               Ssebanakitta
1741 - 1750                Kagali
1750 - 17..                Kabinuli
17.. - 1780                Lugoloobi
1780 - 17..                Ssendegeya
17.. - 17..                Mayembe
17.. - 1797                Kagenda
1797 - ....                Nabbunga
.... - ....                Ssekayiba
.... - ....                Nabembezi
1814?                      Kadduwamala
18.. - 18..                Katimpa
18.. - 18..                Kafumbirwango
18.. - 18..                Kimoga
18.. - 1832                Ssebuko
1832 - 18..                Migeekyamye
1856?                      Kayiira
18.. - 18..                Kisomose
18.. - 18..                Mayanja
18.. - 18..                Mulere
1884? - 1888               Mukasa                             (d. 1888)
1888                       Nnyonyintono
1888 - 1889                Muguluma
1889 - 1926                Apolo Kagwa                        (s.a.)
1926? - 1929?              Kisosonkole
1929 - 1941                Martin Luther Nsibirwa (1st time)  (b. 18.. - d. 1945)
1941 - 1945                Samwiri Wamala
1945 -  5 Sep 1945         Martin Luther Nsibirwa (2nd time)  (s.a.)
Sep 1945 - 1950            Michael E. Kawalya-Kagwa
1950 - 24 Aug 1955         Paulo Kavuma                       (s.a.)
24 Aug 1955 - 18 Nov 1964  Michael Kintu                      (b. 1900?)
18 Nov 1964 - 1966         Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi (1st time)  (b. 1931)
1966 - 1993                Post abolished
1993 - 1994                Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi (2nd time)  (s.a.)
1994 - 28 Dec 2005         Joseph Ssemwogerere
28 Dec 2005 - 13 Feb 2007  Daniel "Dan" Muliika               (b. 1943)
13 Feb 2007 -  8 Jan 2008  Emmanuel L. Ssendaula (interim)
 8 Jan 2008 -              John Baptist Walusimbi             (b. 1944)

British Residents
(subordinate to the governors of Uganda)
1939                       Arthur Henry Cox                   (b. 1888 - d. 19..)
Aug 1939 - Feb 1940        Arthur Oswald Jenkins              (b. 1895 - d. 19..)
1940 - 1945                ....
1945 - 1947                Douglas William Robertson          (b. 1898 - d. 19..)
1947 - 1951                L.M. Boyd                          (b. 1904)
1952 - 1955                J.P. Birch                         (b. 1908)
1955 - 1959                C.A.L. Richards                    (b. 1911)
1959 - 1961                R.W. Gill                          (b. 1915)
1961 - 1962                Richard E. Stone                   (b. 1914)

      c.1934 - 8 Sep 1967, Re-adopted 1993 

Map of Bunyoro-Kitara

Capital: Hoima (Mparo c.1896; Masindi c.1850)

Population: 1,232,422 (2002)

c.1400                     Bunyoro-Kitara founded.
30 Jun 1896                Bunyoro-Kitara a British protectorate
 8 Sep 1967                Kingdom abolished.
24 Jul 1993                Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara (restored).

Kings (title Okumaka)
.... - ....                Kyebambe I Omuzikiya
.... - ....                Winyi III Ruguruka
.... - ....                Nyaika I
.... - ....                Kyebambe II Bikaju 
1710 - 1731                Olimi III Isamna                   (d. 1731)
1731 - 1782                Duhaga I Cwa Mujwiga               (d. 1782)
1782 - 1786                Olimi IV Kasoma                    (d. 1786)
1786 - 1835                Kyebambe III Nyamutukura           (d. 1835)
1835 - 1848                Nyabongo II Mugenyi                (d. 1848)
1848 - 1852                Olimi V Rwakabale                  (d. 1852)
1852 - 1869                Kyebambe IV Kamurasi               (b. c.1822 - d. 1869)
1869                       Tibulihwa -Regent
1869 - 1873                Cwa II Kabalega (1st time)         (b. c.1853 - d. 1923)
1869 - 1873                Kabigumire (in rebellion)          (d. 1873)
1873                       Olimi VI Kabugungu                 (d. 1873)
1873 -  3 Apr 1898         Cwa II Kabalega (2nd time)         (s.a.)
 3 Apr 1898 - 17 Sep 1902  Karukara Kitahimbwa                (b. 1887 - d. 19..)
                             (from Feb 1899, Yosiya William Karukara Kitahimbwa)
                             (in Seychelles exile Apr 1899 - 1900)
17 Sep 1902 - 30 Mar 1924  Andereya Bisereko Duhaga II        (b. 1882 - d. 1924)
12 Apr 1924 -  8 Sep 1967  Tito Gafabusa Kabalega Winyi IV    (b. 1883 - d. 1971)
                             (in exile until 1971)
 8 Sep 1967 - 11 Jun 1994  Post abolished
11 Jun 1994 -              Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I           (b. 1949)
                             (in exile 1971 - 1994)

Prime ministers (title Katikiro)
c.1898 - 1912              Paulo Byabacwezi (acting)          (d. 1912)
1912 - 1917                ....
1917 - 1939                Petero Bikunya                     (d. 1939)        
1939 - 1947                Petero Nyangabyaki         
1947 - 1952                Balamu Jaberi Mukasa               (b. 1904)
1952 - 1956                Martin D. Mukidi
1956 - 1962                Zakayo Kwebiha    
1962 - 1967                Metusera T. Katuramu
 8 Sep 1967 - 11 Jun 1994  Post abolished
1994 -  6 Feb 1999         Yoramu R. Barongo
 6 Feb 1999 - Jun 2001     Israel Kamanyire Ndahura 
Jun 2001 - Jan 2002        Leonard Kitaribara (acting)
Jan 2002 -  2 Dec 2006     Erisa Kagoro Byenkya
 2 Dec 2006 -  7 Mar 2009  Aliba Kiiza                        (b. 1971)
 7 Mar 2009 -              Yabeezi Kiiza
                             (acting to 11 Jun 2009)

1822                       Kingdom of Tooro
1876 - 1891                Incorporated into Bunyoro-Kitara.
14 Aug 1891                Kingdom of Tooro restored.
30 Jun 1896                Tooro a British protectorate.
1893 - 1894                Incorporated into Bunyoro-Kitara.
1894                       Kingdom of Tooro restored.
26 Jun 1900                Tooro a British protectorate.
 8 Sep 1967                Kingdom abolished.
24 Jul 1993                Kingdom of Tooro (restored).

Kings (title Omukama)
1822 - 186.                Olimi I Kaboyo I
186. - 186.                Ruhaga Kazana
18.. - 1870                Kyebambe I Nyaika (1st time)       (d. 1872)
1870 - 1871                Rukidi I Kato
1871 - 1872                Kyebambe I Nyaika (2nd time)       (s.a.)
1872 - 187.                Olimi II Mukabirere
187. - 187.                Kyebambe II Mukarusa
187. - 187.                Rukidi II Isingoma
187. - 187.                Kyebambe III Rububi (1st time)
187. - 187.                Incorporated into Bunyoro-Kitara
187. - 187.                Nyamuyonjo Kakende (1st time)
187. - 187.                Katere
187. - 187.                Kyebambe III Rububi (2nd time)
187. - 1876                Nyamuyonjo Kakende (2nd time)
1876 - 14 Aug 1891         Incorporated into Bunyoro-Kitara
14 Aug 1891 - 1893         Kasagama Kyebambe IV (1st time)    (b. c.1874 - d. 1928)
1893 - 1894                Incorporated into Bunyoro-Kitara
1894 - 31 Dec 1928         Kasagama Kyebambe IV (2nd time)    (s.a.)
29 Jan 1929 - 21 Dec 1965  George David Matthew Kamurasi      (b. 1904 - d. 1965)
                             Rukidi III 
 2 Mar 1966 -  8 Sep 1967  Patrick David Matthew Rwamuhokya   (b. 1945 - d. 1995)
                             Olimi III Kaboyo II (1st time) 
 8 Sep 1967 - 27 Jul 1993  Post Abolished
27 Jul 1993 - 26 Aug 1995  Patrick David Matthew Rwamuhokya   (s.a.)
                             Olimi III Kaboyo II (2nd time) 
13 Sep 1995 -              Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV (b. 1992)
13 Sep 1995 - Dec 2002     Regency
                           - John Sanyu Katuramu (to 2000)
                           - James Rabwooni
                           - Thomas Kisembo
Dec 2002 - 21 Dec 2007     Regency
                           - Isaya Kalya
                           - Oswald Ndolerire
                           - Zaverio Byabagambi
25 Mar 2008 -              Regency
                           - Richard Baguma
                           - George Nyakairu
                           - Justine Bakahumura (f)

Prime ministers (title Omuhikirwa)
1993? - 21 Jun 2000        John Sanyu Katuramu 
Jul 2000 -  5 Jan 2001     Zaverio Byabagambi (acting)
 5 Jan 2001 -  2 Dec 2006  Stephen Nyabongo Rwakijuma         (b. 1962)
                             (acting to 18 Nov 2001)
 2 Dec 2006 - 25 Mar 2008  Steven Irumba
25 Mar 2008 -              William Nyakatura (acting)   

30 Jun 1962 - 15 Aug 1982

Adopted 19 Oct 2007

26 Jun 1900                Part of the Tooro (Toro) kingdom.
30 Jun 1962                Bakonzo-Baamba peoples of the Ruwenzori mountains 
                             declare their independence from Tooro Kingdom
                             as Rwenzururu Kingdom (not recognized).
Nov 1962                   Rwenzururu  declares independence from Uganda.
 8 Sep 1967                Tooro kingdom abolished.
15 Aug 1982                Reversal of unilateral declaration of independence.
Mar 1994                   Senior members of the Rwenzururu movement officially 
                             acknowledge the restored king of Tooro.
19 Oct 2007                Rwenzururu kingdom restored (not recognized by Uganda).
19 Oct 2009                Kingdom recognized by Uganda.

Kings (title Omusinga)
30 Jun 1962 -  2 Sep 1966  Isaya Mukirania Kibanzanga I      (d. 1966)
19 Oct 1966 - 15 Aug 1982  Charles Wesley Mumbere            (b. 1952)
                             Kibanzanga II Irema-Ngoma I
                             (1st time)
 2 Sep 1966 - 1972         Regents
                           - Yohana Mwambalha
                           - Christine Mukirania (f)
19 Oct 2007 -              Charles Wesley Mumbere            (s.a.)
                             Kibanzanga II Irema-Ngoma I
                             (2nd time)
                           - opposed by -
19 Oct 2007 - 19 Oct 2009  Swaleh Tibamwenda Basikania 

Prime ministers (Omulerembera)
1965 - 1971                Samwiri Mukirania
1971 - 13 Mar 1972         Vacant
13 Mar 1972 - 1976         Yolamu Mulima  
1976 - 15 Aug 1982         Yeremiya Muhongya
 9 Mar 2008 -              Costantine Bwambale
                             (chairman of Executive council to 3 Jun 2009)

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