Rukidi III of Toro
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Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III was Omukama
of the Kingdom of Toro from 1928 until 1965. He was the eleventh (11th) Omukama of Toro.
, the tenth Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1891 and 1928. He was born at the Royal Palace, Kabarole, on March 6, 1904. His mother was Adyeri Damali Tibaitwa. He was educated at Nyakasura School, Kabarole, Mengo High School and King's College, Budo
. He served as Inspector
in the Uganda Police Force in 1926. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father on December 31, 1928. He was crowned at St John's Cathedral, Kabarole, on January 29, 1929.
of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey
in London
in 1953. He was made an Honorary Lieutenant
in the 4th Battalion (based in Uganda
), of the King's African Rifles
, from 1928 until 1930. He founded and was the Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of the Lion, Crown and Shield of Toro. He was knighted on June 2, 1962 and received several medals and commendations from the British government, Ugandan government and from the Government of Buganda
.
Omukama of Toro
The Omukama of Toro is the name given to rulers of the central African kingdom of Toro. The kingdom lasted as an independent state from the 16th to the 19th century...
of the Kingdom of Toro from 1928 until 1965. He was the eleventh (11th) Omukama of Toro.
Claim to the throne
He was the eldest son of Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IIIKyebambe III of Toro
Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro from 1891 until 1928. He was the tenth Omukama of Toro.-Claim to the throne:...
, the tenth Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1891 and 1928. He was born at the Royal Palace, Kabarole, on March 6, 1904. His mother was Adyeri Damali Tibaitwa. He was educated at Nyakasura School, Kabarole, Mengo High School and King's College, Budo
King's College, Budo
King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda.-Overview:King's College Budo predates Makerere University as one of the first centres of higher learning in Uganda. Only Namilyango College and Gayaza High School are older...
. He served as Inspector
Inspector
Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
in the Uganda Police Force in 1926. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father on December 31, 1928. He was crowned at St John's Cathedral, Kabarole, on January 29, 1929.
Married life
He is reported to have married five (5) wives, including:- Abwooli Omugo
- Lady Byanjeru Kezia Bonabana, daughter of Omwami Nikodemo Kakoro, MBEMBEMBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
, who at one time served as Prime Minister of Toro.
Offspring
The children of Omukama Kamurasi Rukidi III included:- Prince (Omubiito) Stephen Edgar Paul Karamagi. He was born in 1934. Attended Nyakasura School, Kabarole, King's College, BudoKing's College, BudoKing’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda.-Overview:King's College Budo predates Makerere University as one of the first centres of higher learning in Uganda. Only Namilyango College and Gayaza High School are older...
, Sidney Sussex College, CambridgeSidney Sussex College, CambridgeSidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
(LLB), and Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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, USA. He worked as a diplomatDiplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
, for the Uganda Government in the 1960s. In 1963, he married Margaret Semugeshi, daughter of Chief Semugeshi, of Bufundu, in ButareButareButare is a city in the Southern Province of Rwanda and capital of Huye district. It was the capital of the former Butare Province, Rwanda, that was dissolved on January 1, 2006....
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. - Prince (Omubiito) Ruyonga, whose mother was Abwooli Omugo. He was born at the Royal Palace, Kabarole, on March 27, 1935.
- Prince (Omubiito) Emanuel Erasmus Ishagara, whose mother was Abwooli Omugo. Born at the Royal Palace at Kabarole on March 27, 1935. Attended St. Peter's School and St. Luke's College, Virika. On December 21, 1966, he married, at St. Paul's Cathedral, Namirembe, Catherine Rosette, daughter of Erieza Sebabi, sometime Ssabalamuzi (Chief Justice) of BugandaBugandaBuganda is a subnational kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Ganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda, comprising all of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala, with the exception of the disputed eastern Kayunga District...
, by his wife, Mary Nanfuka. Prince Emmanuel Ishagara fathered three sons and one daughter:(a) Prince (Omubiito) David Kamurasi Ishagara. He was born at Nsambya HospitalNsambya HospitalSt. Francis Hospital Nsambya, commonly known as Nsambya Hospital, is a hospital in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:...
, KampalaKampalaKampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, on February 11, 1967. He attended Namilyango CollegeNamilyango CollegeNamilyango College is a boys-only boarding middle and high school located in Mukono District in Central Uganda.-Location:The school is situated on a lush green campus on Namilyango Hill, approximately , by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It's approximately , by road,...
and ITT Technical InstituteITT Technical InstituteITT Technical Institute is a for-profit technical institute with over 130 campuses in 38 states of the United States. ITT Tech is owned and operated by ITT Educational Services, Inc. , a publicly traded company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. ITT Educational Services, Inc...
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). In October 1997, he married Irene N. Kasozi-Batende, at CamdenLondon Borough of CamdenIn 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...
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. Together, they a daughter; Princess (Omubiitokati) Joanita Kakyo Komubaizi (b) Prince (Omubiito) Solomon Michael Okwiri Adyeri Ishagara. He was born at Mulago HospitalMulago HospitalMulago National Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mulago Hospital, is the largest hospital in Uganda. The hospital is located on Mulago Hill in the northern part of the city of Kampala. It is the teaching hospital for Makerere University College of Health Sciences, the oldest medical College in...
, Kampala, on June 11, 1973. He was educated at Busoga College, Mwiri, Baruch CollegeBaruch CollegeBernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City. With an acceptance rate of just 23%, Baruch is among the most competitive and diverse colleges in the nation...
and TCI College for Technology, New York, USA (c) Prince (Omubiito) Emmanuel Ishagara Jr. He was born at Mulago Hospital on September 9, 1977. He attended Busoga College, Mwiri, Baruch College, New York and Park UniversityPark UniversityPark University is an independent, private institution of higher education based in Parkville, Missouri. Established in 1875 as a small church-related college, it has now expanded into an electronic learning institution and provider of education courses for the U.S...
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) and (d) Princess (Omubiitokati) Sandra Ishagara. She was born at Nsambya Hospital, Kampala, on December 29, 1969. She attended King's College, Buddo, South Thames CollegeSouth Thames CollegeSouth Thames College incorporating Merton College is a further education college situated in the south west of London. The college recently merged with Merton College.- History :...
(BA Fin.). She is the mother of a son and a daughter: (i) Josh Kasozi, born on April 27, 2004 and (ii) Chauntel Grace S. Ishagara Kendall, born on May 18, 1996.. - Rukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Koboyo Olimi IIIOlimi III of ToroRukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Koboyo Olimi III was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1965 until 1995. He was the 12th Omukama of Toro.-Claim to the throne:...
, Omukama of Toro, from 1965 until 1995, the twelfth (12th) Omukama of Toro, whose mother was Kezia Bonabana. - Prince (Omubiito) Nyaika. He fathered two sons: (a) Prince (Omubiito) Charles Happy Kijanangoma, who was born in 1956. Prince Kijanangoma was killed by an associate of the Katikiro of Toro, in a public bar in Fort PortalFort PortalFort Portal is a town in Western Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and Toro Kingdom.-Location:Fort Portal is located approximately by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-tarmac two-lane highway...
, on March 25, 1999 and (b) Lieutenant Prince (Omubiito) Ronald Rubale, a member of the UPDFUganda People's Defence ForceThe Uganda Peoples Defence Force , previously the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. The International Institute for Strategic Studies estimates the UPDF has a total strength of 40–45,000, and consists of land forces and an Air Wing.The IISS Military Balance 2007 says there...
. - Prince (Omubiito) James Mugenyi Muzimanuki. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Uganda Army. He was dismissed from the army by Idi AminIdi AminIdi Amin Dada was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles in 1946. Eventually he held the rank of Major General in the post-colonial Ugandan Army and became its Commander before seizing power in the military...
in 1972. He became a RegentRegentA regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
for his nephew, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IVRukidi IV of ToroRukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King Oyo, is the reigning Omukama of Toro, in Uganda. He was born on 16 April 1992 to King Patrick David Mathew Kaboyo Olimi III and Queen Best Kemigisa Kaboyo. Three and half years later in 1995, Oyo ascended the throne and succeeded his father to...
, on August 26, 1994. - Prince (Omubiito) Muhangura.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Gertrude.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Elizabeth Christobel Edith BagaayaPrincess Elizabeth of ToroPrincess Elizabeth Christobel Edith Bagaaya Akiiki of Toro is the Batebe of the Kingdom of Toro. She is a Ugandan lawyer, politician, diplomat, model and actress. She was the first female East African to be admitted to the English Bar. She is a paternal aunt of the current King of Toro, Oyo Nyimba...
, whose mother was Kezia. She was born at Fort PortalFort PortalFort Portal is a town in Western Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and Toro Kingdom.-Location:Fort Portal is located approximately by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-tarmac two-lane highway...
, on February 9, 1936. She attended Kyebambe Girl's School, Toro, Gayaza High SchoolGayaza High SchoolGayaza High School is an all-girls boarding school covering grades 8 -13 in Uganda. It is the oldest girls' school in the country.-Location:The school is located in the town of Gayaza, in Wakiso District, approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The school grounds...
, Wakiso DistrictWakiso DistrictWakiso District is a district in Central Uganda that encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The district is named after the town of Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
, Sherborne SchoolSherborne SchoolSherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
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(LLB in 1962), and Lincoln's Inn, London (Barrister-at-Law in 1965). She became the first East AfricaEast AfricaEast Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
n woman to be admitted to the English Bar. She was installed as Batebe to her brother Patrick David Matthew Koboyo Olimi IIIOlimi III of ToroRukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Koboyo Olimi III was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1965 until 1995. He was the 12th Omukama of Toro.-Claim to the throne:...
, on March 2, 1966. She served as Uganda' Ambassador-at-Large between 1971 and 1973, Uganda's Ambassador to EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
from 1973 until 1974, and Uganda's Permanent Representative at the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1974. She was Uganda's Minister for Foreign Affairs between February 1974 and November 1974. She served as Spokesperson for the National Resistance MovementNational Resistance MovementThe National Resistance Movement , commonly referred to as the Movement, is a political organization in Uganda.Until a referendum in 2005, Uganda held elections on a non-party basis. The NRM dominates parliament, however, and is expected to continue to do so. The presidential elections of 12 March...
(NRM) in EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, between 1980 and 1986. She was Uganda's Ambassador to the United States of America from 1986 until 1988, and to GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the VaticanHoly SeeThe Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
between 2006 and 2008. She serves as Uganda's High CommissionerHigh CommissionerHigh Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
to NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
since 2008. She is the author of African Princess (1983) and Elizabeth of Toro: the Odyssey of an African Princess (1989) - Princess (Omubiitokati) Mabel Komuntale. Member of the Regency Council to King Oyo Rukidi IV from 1995 until 1997.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Joy.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Rachel.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Rosemary Kijumba Balinda.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Damali Komukyeya, whose mother was Kezia.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Kijumba Kabaramagi, whose mother was Kezia.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Kanyomozi, whose mother was Kezia.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Mpanja, whose mother was Kezia…
His reign
Omukama Kamurasi Rukidi III attended the CoronationCoronation
A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
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in London
London
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in 1953. He was made an Honorary Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the 4th Battalion (based in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
), of the King's African Rifles
King's African Rifles
The King's African Rifles was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from the various British possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s. It performed both military and internal security functions within the East African colonies as well as external service as...
, from 1928 until 1930. He founded and was the Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of the Lion, Crown and Shield of Toro. He was knighted on June 2, 1962 and received several medals and commendations from the British government, Ugandan government and from the Government of Buganda
Buganda
Buganda is a subnational kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Ganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda, comprising all of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala, with the exception of the disputed eastern Kayunga District...
.