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    The Tooro Kingdom (/ˈtɔːroʊ/, Tooro pronunciation: [tóːɾo]), is a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Tooro is King...
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    IV (Tooro pronunciation: [ɾukiɾaβaséíd͡ʒa omukáma óːjo ɲíːmba kaβáːmba igúɾu ɾukídi]), commonly known as King Oyo, is the reigning Omukama of Tooro, in...
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    Omukama wa Tooro (The King of Tooro) is the official title given to the king of Tooro, one of the East African kingdom of Tooro. The kingdom was founded...
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    The Tooro people (/ˈtɔːroʊ/, Abatooro, IPA: [aβatóːɾo]), also known as Batooro or Toro people are a Bantu ethnic group, native to the Tooro Kingdom, a...
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    Elizabeth of Tooro (Elizabeth Christobel Edith Bagaaya Akiiki; born 9 February 1936) was the Batebe (Princess Royal) of the Kingdom of Tooro until 12 September...
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    district in the 1950s, separate from the Tooro District. The movement declared that they were not part of the Tooro Kingdom on 30 June 1962, three months before...
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  • the Tooro people (Abatooro) from the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda. There are three main areas where Tooro as a language is mainly used: Kabarole District...
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  • Tooro may refer to: Tooro Kingdom, a traditional kingdom of Uganda Tooro language, or Rutooro, a Bantu language of Uganda Tooro people, or Batooro, a...
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  • III (9 September 1945 – 26 August 1995) was the 11th Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom and reigned from 1965 until his death in 1995. He was son of Rukirabasaija...
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    Gibe kingdoms to convert to Islam, quoting Major G.W. Harris as writing that by 1841 CE "in Goma the Moslem faith is universal." The Tooro Kingdom evolved...
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    Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV was Omukama (King) of the Tooro Kingdom (one of the four traditional kingdoms located within the borders of what's today Uganda)...
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  • Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I was Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom, from around 1830 until around 1861. He was the first (1st) Omukama of Tooro. He was the eldest son of Rukirabasaija...
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    Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Tooro Kingdom. Fort Portal was named after British diplomat Sir Gerald Portal, as...
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  • Nyoro-Tooro is a language spoken by around 1,200,000 people living in western Uganda. It is often defined as two separate languages: Nyoro and Tooro, though...
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    For example, people around Mbarara speak Runyankore and people from Tooro Kingdom speak Rutooro, but in between those areas there are villages where most...
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    He was son of the tenth Omukama of Toro Kyebambe III of Tooro, Omukama of Tooro, who reigned from 1928 until 1965. His mother Damali Tibaitwa . He was...
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    Tooro sub-region is a region in Uganda that is coterminous with Tooro Kingdom in Western Uganda. As of 2019, the districts that constitute the Tooro sub-region...
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  • Rukidi I (kajjaju) was Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom, from 1871 until 1871. He was the fourth (4th) Omukama of Tooro. He was the fifth son of Rukirabasaija...
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  • of the Tooro Kingdom, from 1872 until 1875. He was the fifth (5th) Omukama of Tooro. He was the eldest son of Kaboyo Olimi l, Omukama of Tooro, who reigned...
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    the governors were subordinate to the Almamy Citations Overview of Fuuta Tooro - Jamtan. Klein 2005, p. 541-542. Gomez 2002, p. 36. Gray 1975, p. 205....
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  • Nyamuyonjo was Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom from 1875 until 1876 and from 1879 until 1880. He was the eighth (8th) Omukama of Tooro. married Logose a musoga...
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  • Queen Best Kemigisa Akiiki (born 1967) is the Queen Mother of the Tooro Kingdom, based in Fort Portal city, Uganda. She is mother to Rukirabasaija Oyo...
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  • Kyebambe Nyaika was Omukama of the Kingdom of Tooro, from 1862 to 1863, and 1864 to 1874. He was the third (3rd) Omukama of Tooro. He was the fourth (4th) son...
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  • parts of Uganda. They are found in Kitagwenda, Kamwenge district in Tooro kingdom while others are located on the Ankole hills in Rubirizi district. The...
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  • (hammer and compass) Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010) (cog wheel) Flag of the Tooro Kingdom (drum) Flag of the Romani people (wheel) Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019)...
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    Rwenzururu movement (category Kingdom of Rwenzururu)
    secessionist movement active in southwest Uganda, in the subnational kingdom of Tooro. The group was made up of Konjo and Amba fighters and was led by Isaya...
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    Garen Kingdom Sharkha Sultanate (pre–14th century AD) Kingdom of Kaffa (1390–1897 AD) Kitagwenda Kingdom (1390–1901 AD) (incorporated into Tooro) Early...
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  • the Tooro Kingdom, from 1876 until 1877. He was the ninth Omukama of Tooro. He was the sixth (6th) son of Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Tooro, from...
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  • Kitagwenda was a kingdom in Uganda. It was located in what is today Kamwenge District.[citation needed] It was incorporated into the Tooro Kingdom in 1900. Efuraimu...
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  • the Tooro Kingdom who claimed Belgian poachers were illegally crossing over from the Belgian Congo and hunting game on lands belonging to the Tooro Kingdom...
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