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Toro Kingdom

Kingdom of Tooro
Flag of Tooro
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Location of the  Tooro Kingdom  (red)in Uganda  (pink)
Location of the  Tooro Kingdom  (red)

in Uganda  (pink)

Official languages Tooro
Ethnic groups Tooro
Demonym Tooro
Government Constitutional monarchy
• Omukama
Rukidi IV
Independence
• from the Kingdom of Bunyoro
1830, 1876
• Monarchy abolished
1967
• Monarchy reinstated
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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