Toro (kingdom)
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Kingdom of Tooro |
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Anthem: National Anthem of Toro
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Location of the Tooro Kingdom (red)
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| Official languages | Tooro |
| Ethnic groups | Tooro |
| Demonym | Tooro |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
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• Omukama
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Rukidi IV |
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• from the Kingdom of Bunyoro
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1830, 1876 |
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• Monarchy abolished
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1967 |
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• Monarchy reinstated
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1993 |
| Currency | Ugandan shilling |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Calling code | 256 |
in Uganda (pink)
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.
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.
The following is a list of the Abakama of Tooro since 1800:
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