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Rwenzururu

Index Rwenzururu

Rwenzururu is a subnational kingdom in western Uganda, located in the Rwenzori Mountains on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

52 relations: Administrative division, Allied Democratic Forces, Amba people, Amon Bazira, Autonomy, Bundibugyo District, Bunyoro, Charles Mumbere, Constitutional monarchy, Daily Monitor, Daniel arap Moi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Districts of Uganda, East Africa Time, English language, Guerrilla warfare, Henry Kajura, Idi Amin, Isaya Mukirania, Joe Oloka-Onyango, Kasese, Kasese clashes, Kasese District, Kenya, Konjo language (Bantu), Konjo people, Mahmood Mamdani, Makerere University, Milton Obote, Mobutu Sese Seko, Nakuru, New Vision (newspaper), Ntoroko District, Omusinga of Rwenzururu, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Philip Gulliver, Prime minister of Rwenzururu, Rwenzori Mountains, Rwenzururu movement, Secession, Sudan, Telephone numbers in Uganda, Tooro Kingdom, Uganda, Uganda Muslim Liberation Army, Uganda People's Defence Force, Uganda Protectorate, Uganda–Tanzania War, Ugandan shilling, ..., Yoweri Museveni, Zaire. Expand index (2 more) »

Administrative division

An administrative division, unit, entity, area or region, also referred to as a subnational entity, statoid, constituent unit, or country subdivision, is a portion of a country or other region delineated for the purpose of administration.

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Allied Democratic Forces

The Allied Democratic Forces (Forces démocratiques alliées; abbreviated ADF) is a rebel group in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and is considered a terrorist organisation by the Ugandan government.

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Amba people

The Amba (pl. Baamba and known by various other names) are a people located in border area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda south of Lake Albert in the northern foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains.

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Amon Bazira

Amon Bazira (1944–1993) was a Pan-Africanist leader and organiser who created an extensive intelligence network that was a clandestine component of the struggle to end the regime of Ugandan military dictator and president, Idi Amin.

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Autonomy

In development or moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, un-coerced decision.

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Bundibugyo District

Bundibugyo District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Bunyoro

Bunyoro is a kingdom in Western Uganda.

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Charles Mumbere

Charles Wesley Mumbere, known by his royal title Irema-Ngoma I, is the king (known locally as the Omusinga) of the African kingdom of Rwenzururu, a subnational kingdom within Uganda.

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Constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises authority in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution.

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Daily Monitor

The Daily Monitor is Uganda's leading independent daily newspaper.

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Daniel arap Moi

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born 2 September 1924) is a former Kenyan politician who served as the second President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo), also known as DR Congo, the DRC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa.

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Districts of Uganda

Uganda is divided into 121 districts and the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four administrative regions.

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East Africa Time

East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

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Henry Kajura

Henry Muganwa Kajura (born 7 July 1934), commonly known as Henry Kajura, is a Ugandan administrator and politician.

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Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada (2816 August 2003) was a Ugandan politician and military officer.

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Isaya Mukirania

Isaya Mukirania (also spelled Isaya Mukirane), known by his royal title Kibanzanga I, was the leader of the Rwenzururu movement and the first Omusinga (king) of the Kingdom of Rwenzururu.

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Joe Oloka-Onyango

Joe Oloka-Onyango is a Ugandan lawyer and academic.

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Kasese

Kasese is a town north of Lake George in the Western Region of Uganda.

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Kasese clashes

Violence erupted on 26 November 2016 in the town of Kasese, the capital of the Ugandan kingdom of Rwenzururu, when the Uganda National Police raided the government offices of the Rwenzururu kingdom, killing eight Rwenzururu royal guards and arresting two others.

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Kasese District

Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi.

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Konjo language (Bantu)

The Konjo (Konzo) language, variously rendered Rukonjo, Olukonjo, Olukonzo and Lhukonzo, is a Bantu language spoken by the Konjo people of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Konjo people

The Konjo (pl. Bakonjo, sing. Mukonjo), or Konzo, are a people located in the Rwenzori Mountains of southwest Uganda.

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Mahmood Mamdani

Mahmood Mamdani, FBA (born 23 April 1946) is a Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator.

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Makerere University

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Milton Obote

Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in 1962 from British colonial administration.

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Mobutu Sese Seko

Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which Mobutu renamed Zaire in 1971) from 1965 to 1997.

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Nakuru

Nakuru is the fourth-largest city in Kenya after Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.

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New Vision (newspaper)

The New Vision is an English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online.

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Ntoroko District

Ntoroko District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda.

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Omusinga of Rwenzururu

The Omusinga of Rwenzururu is the royal title given to the monarchs of the Kingdom of Rwenzururu.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Philip Gulliver

Philip Hugh Gulliver (2 September 1921 – 30 March 2018) was a Canadian anthropologist specifically in Oriental and African Studies, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at York University and also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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Prime minister of Rwenzururu

The Prime minister of Rwenzururu, known locally as the omulerembera, is the highest administrative post within the government of the Kingdom of Rwenzururu in Uganda.

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Rwenzori Mountains

The Rwenzori Mountains, previously called the "Ruwenzori Range" (spelling changed around 1980 to conform more closely with the local name Rwenjura), is a mountain range of eastern equatorial Africa, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Rwenzururu movement

The Rwenzururu movement was an armed secessionist movement active in southwest Uganda, in the subnational kingdom of Tooro.

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Secession

Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio) is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance.

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Sudan

The Sudan or Sudan (السودان as-Sūdān) also known as North Sudan since South Sudan's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan (جمهورية السودان Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa.

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Telephone numbers in Uganda

Until 1999, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda shared a telephone numbering plan, in which subscribers were only required to dial the trunk code, area code and number.

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Tooro Kingdom

Tooro is one of the five traditional kingdoms located within the borders of Uganda.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Uganda Muslim Liberation Army

The Uganda Muslim Liberation Army (abbreviated UMLA) was a Muslim rebel group in Uganda.

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Uganda People's Defence Force

The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda.

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Uganda Protectorate

The British Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962.

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Uganda–Tanzania War

The Uganda–Tanzania war (commonly known in Uganda as the Liberation War) was fought between Uganda and Tanzania in 1978–1979, and led to the overthrow of Idi Amin's regime.

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Ugandan shilling

The shilling (sign: USh; code: UGX) is the currency of Uganda.

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Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Museveni (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician who has been the President of Uganda since 1986.

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Zaire

Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire (République du Zaïre), was the name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo that existed between 1971 and 1997 in Central Africa.

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Redirects here:

Banyarwenzururu, Kingdom of Rwenzururu, Rwenzururu region.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwenzururu

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