The kingdoms of Buganda, Bunyoro-Kitara, Busoga and Toro are ancient traditional kingdoms of Africa that long enjoyed local and international recognition, even by the British colonial powers.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, with the political upheavel that Uganda experienced in the late 1960\u2032s the new government of Milton Obote forcefully disbanded all the traditional kingdoms. The constitution introduced in 1967 went a step further and fully outlawed them.<\/p>\n
The famously violent regime of Idi Amin of the 1970\u2032s was no better and it wasn\u2019t until the democratically elected government of 1993 re-established them. Then in 1995, the new constitution fully recognized these ancient kingdoms in law and the powers of their leaders or Kings. The 2005 amendment to the constitution re-affirmed the position of these Kings, further confirming their status in Ugandan society.<\/p>\n
Though these Kingdoms are fully recognized in law, they are not fully sovereign politically. However, they do have considerable political influence and regularly meet with government leaders.<\/p>\n
The following are the major Kingdoms in Uganda<\/p>\n
Buganda Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n Tooro Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n Busoga Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n Ankole Kingdom<\/a> was abolished<\/p>\n Other recently formed kingdoms include<\/p>\n Rwenzururu Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n Bwamba Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more reading<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.hubert-herald.nl\/Uganda.htm#traditional<\/a><\/p>\n