Mukaabya of Buganda (c. 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. 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the four traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Definitions The term Polygamy (literally much marriage in late Greek) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology. ...
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.
Buganda is the kingdom of the Baganda people, the largest of the four traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ... Mwanga II was the last monarch of an independent Buganda. ...
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.
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