Kabalega of Bunyoro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kabalega of Bunyoro

Ruler of Bunyoro

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1853

Place of Birth: Bunyoro, Uganda

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1923

Profession: monarch

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Chwa II Kabalega (18 June 1853 – 6 April 1923), was the ruler or Omukama of Bunyoro in Uganda from 1870 to 1899. When he was crowned king, he set out to develop his new empire via trade and especially the Kibiro Saltworks. He defeated the British and the Ottomans who sought to colonise his empire.
On 1 January 1894, the British declared war on Bunyoro.
At the height of the British offensive on his empire, Kabalega went into hiding in Acholi under the protection of Chief Awich Abok of Payira.
It's from there that he consistently led his rebellion dubbed Nyangire that proved a thorn on the colonial skin.