Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda. [1]: 142–143 According to the traditions of the Baganda, they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the other secular. The spiritual, or supernatural, king is represented by the Royal Drums, regalia called Mujaguzo. As they always exist, Buganda will always have a king.
Buganda is now a traditional kingdom and so occupies a largely ceremonial role. Since the restoration of the kingdom in 1993, the King of Buganda, known as the Kabaka, has been Muwenda Mutebi II. He is recognized as the 36th Kabaka of Buganda. The current queen, known as the Nnabagereka or Kaddulubale is Queen Sylvia Nagginda. [5]
Mwanga I and his brothers were the first Buganda Monarchs to go to Nnagalabi (later to be named Budo) for their coronation ceremonies. Previous Kabakas had gone to Nankere for the final and most important confirmation ceremony.
The King’s Men: Leadership and Status in Buganda on the Eve of Independence (Oxford University Press, 1964). Hanson, Holly E. Landed Obligation: The Practice of Power in Buganda (Heinemann, 2003). Kaggwa, Sir Apollo K, Basekabaka be’Buganda [translated by MM Semakula Kiwanuka, Kings of Buganda]. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971.
He was often referred as King Freddie by the foreign press, a name rarely used in Uganda. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] An ardent defender of Buganda's interests, especially its traditional autonomy, he often threatened to make the kingdom independent both before and after Uganda's independence to preserve it.
Entrance at Wamala Tombs. Wamala Tombs is a protected cultural heritage site in Uganda. It is found in Nabweru Sub-county, Wakiso district,a suburb of Kampala City.The tombs are the burial site of Ssekabaka Ssuuna II, the 29th king of Buganda who ruled from 1832-1856. it's a heritage site recognized by UNESCO alongside other heritage sites in Uganda.
His father was Muteesa I of Buganda, who reigned between 1856 and 1884. His mother was Abakyala Abisagi Bagalayaze, the 10th of his father's 85 wives. He ascended to the throne on 18 October 1884, after the death of his father. [2] [3] He established his capital on Mengo Hill. King Mwanga on stained glass at Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine.
Kabaka Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II (born 13 April 1955) is King of the Kingdom of Buganda. He is the 36th Kabaka of Buganda. He was appointed as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Ending AIDS among men in the Eastern and Southern Africa with a special focus on Buganda Kingdom in Uganda. [1] [2]