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|





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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 between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

On 13 February 1963 the Bakonjo-Baamba people from the Rwenzori mountains declared independence from the Toro Kingdom. On 15 August 1982 the government of Uganda forced the king of Rwenzururu to abdicate and annulled the Rwenzururu declaration of independence. In March 1994 the government of Rwenzururu accepted again the rulership of the king of Toro.

Kings of Rwenzururu

* Isaya Mukirania (1963-1966)
* Charles Wesley Mumbere (1966-1982, 2008-current)

See also

*Ruwenzori Range