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Kakende of Tooro

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Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo was Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom from 1875 until 1876 and from 1879 until 1880. He was the eighth (8th) Omukama of Tooro.

Claim to the throne

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Married life

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married Logose a musoga from the baise igaga Clan

Offspring

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Omukama Kakende fathered three children with his wife logose namely;- one son Katunku Zephania and two daughters Bulage and Mpindi.

His reign

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1875–1876 and 1879–1880 Omukama Kakende was raised to the throne in 1875 following the flight of his older brother, Rububi Kyebambe II, with the help of an invading army from Buganda. However, when the army left the Tooro Kingdom in 1876, Omukama Kakende left with them. He returned with another army from Buganda in 1879 and deposed his brother Rububi Kyebambe II. He ruled until 1880.

The final years

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In 1880, the Tooro Kingdom was invaded by an army from Bunyoro. The invaders expelled Omukama Kakende, who first took refuge in Ankole and later in Buganda. Omukama Kakende died from smallpox in Buganda, prior to 1885. He was buried at Busimba Zone, Mpogo, Sironko District.[citation needed]

Succession table:First time

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Preceded by Omukama of Tooro
1875–1876
Succeeded by

Succession table:Second time

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Preceded by Omukama of Tooro
1879–1880
Succeeded by

See also

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References

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