- Kingdom of Rwenzururu
Infobox Former Country
native_name =
conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Rwenzururu
common_name = Rwenzururu
continent = Africa
region = Southern Africa
country = Uganda
era = Cold War
status = Unrecognized state
government_type = Monarchy|
event_start =
year_start = 1963
date_start = February 13
event_end =
year_end = 1982
date_end = August 15|
p1 = Uganda
flag_p1 = Flag_of_Uganda.svg
s1 = Uganda
flag_s1 = Flag_of_Uganda.svg|
|
image_map_caption = Location of Rwenzururu in Uganda (shown in green)
capital =
national_anthem =
common_languages = English
religion =
currency = |
leader1 = Isaya Mukirania
year_leader1 = 1963-1966
leader2 = Abel Muzorewa(Charles Wisley Mumbere Iremangoma)
year_leader2 = 1966-1982
title_leader = King of Rwenzururu
stat_year1 =
stat_area1 =
stat_pop1 =
footnotes =The Kingdom of Rwenzururu was a short-lived kingdom in the 20th century located in the
Rwenzori Mountains betweenUganda and theDemocratic Republic of the Congo .History
On 13 February 1963 the
Bakonjo-Baamba people from the Rwenzori mountains declared independence from theToro Kingdom . On 15 August 1982 the government of Uganda forced theking of Rwenzururu toabdicate and annulled the Rwenzururu declaration ofindependence . In March 1994 the government of Rwenzururu accepted again the rulership of theking of Toro .Kings of Rwenzururu
*
Isaya Mukirania (1963-1966)
*Charles Wesley Mumbere (1966-1982, 2008-current)See also
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Ruwenzori Range
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