Mukaabya of Buganda (1837? October 19, 1884) better known by his royal name Mutesa I, was the kabaka (king) of Buganda from October 1856 until his death. During his reign Buganda was visited by Catholic and Anglican Christian missionaries. Mutesa resisted Christianity, largely because the missionaries urged him to ban polygamy. Mutesa himself had many wives.
Mutesa was known for the brutality of his rule. Thousands of his subjects were executed by his orders for minor infractions and mistakes in court etiquette.
Edward Mutesa II ( November 19, 1924 - November 21, 1969) was king of the Buganda region and President of Uganda from 1963 to 1966.
Mutesa was not content to serve as a mere figurehead, however, and continued to feud with Milton Obote over the future of Buganda.
Mutesa was interviewed in his flat only a few hours before his death by the British journalist John Simpson, who found that he was sober and in good spirits.
In 1962 werd Oeganda een autonome staat binnen het Brits Gemenebest.
Toen Mutesa II en het parlement in 1966 een onderzoek gelastte naar de vermeende corruptie van Obote, pleegde een coup en trok alle macht naar zich toe.
Mutesa II vertrok naar Groot-Brittannië en vestigde zich in Londen.
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