Infobox mountain name Mount Speke photo photo caption elevation m 4,890 elevation ref prominence m 730 prominence ref map Uganda map caption map size 200 label position right location flag Uganda range Ruwenzori Range lat d 0 lat m 24 lat s 00 lat NS N long d 29 long m 54 long s 00 long EW E coordinates ref topo type age last eruption first ascent 1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi easiest route scramble Mount Speke lies in the Ruwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda , Africa and is the second highest peak in this range. Together with Mount Stanley and Mount Baker Ruwenzoris , it forms a triangle enclosing the upper Bujuku Valley . The nearest peak is Mount Stanley which is 3.55 km to the SSW. ref http www.peakbagger.com peak.aspx?pid 11156 Peakbagger ref The mountains lie within an area called The Mountains of the Moon . All mountains in this range consist of multiple jagged peaks. Mount Speke s summits are Vittorio Emanuele 4,890 m 16,042 ft Ensonga 4,865 m 15,961 ft Johnston 4,834 m 15,860 ft Trident 4,572 m 15,000 ft . ref http www.peakware.com peaks.html?pk 1101 Peakware ref The names were chosen in respect for the Italian royal family, however, the name choice had to be approved by the British Protectorate of Uganda who ruled the region at that time. The people living on the mountains call the Rwenzori , which means rain maker or rain mountains in the Bakonjo language. The Baganda , who could see the mountain range from far, used to call them Gambaragara , which means My Eyes Pain , a reference to the shining snow. ref http www.rwenzoriabruzzi.com historical.html Rwenzoria Abruzzi home page ref The Bakonjo had their own names for the peaks in the Rwenzori National Park Rwenzori range, however, as they had never climbed them, it was difficult to clarify which peak was which. For example, they had names for the three main peaks Kiyanja, Duwoni and Ingomwimbi. The fact is that for the Bakonjo the high Rwenzori is the home of Kitasamba, god w ... more details
the pro British Toro. The Bakonjo and Baamba initially accepted being arbitrarily made subjects ... authorities, the Bakonjo and Baamba launched a low intensity guerrilla war that continued through ..., the appointment of Bakonjo and Baamba to government administrative posts and economic benefits ... Bakonjo rebellion under an organization called the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda NALU ... claim to a kingdom and issue a report of his findings. The report stated that over 80 of the Bakonjo ... more details
Infobox royalty name Charles Mumbere date of birth bya 1953 Citation needed date October 2009 father Isaya Mukirane reign 1966 1982, 2009 de jure br 1971 1982, 2009 de facto coronation 19 October 2009 succession King of Rwenzururu predecessor Isaya Mukirane Charles Wesley Mumbere is the king of the African kingdom of Rwenzururu , which is part of Uganda . Biography Rwenzururu was established in the 1962 as the result of a secessionist movement by the Bakonjo people in the mountainous region of western Uganda . The revolt was led by Mumbere s father, Isaya Mukirane, who was recognized as the region s king. ref name ap cite news publisher Associated Press url http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f n a 2009 10 16 national a112505D91.DTL&tsp 1 ixzz0U8All4Nn title A nurse s aide in US to be crowned African king date 2009 10 09 ref Mumbere inherited the title at age 13, and assumed the position of king at age 18. When he was 30, he made an agreement with the government of Uganda by which the government sent him to the United States for an education. In 1984, at age 30, he enrolled in business school , but his government stipend was cut off. He obtained political asylum in the United States in 1987, received nurse s aide training, and began working in a nursing home near Washington, D.C. . He later moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he continued as a nurse s aide. ref name ap He kept his royal title secret during most of his 25 years in the United States. ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world africa 8315615.stm work BBC News title Ugandan king worked in care home date 2009 10 20 accessdate 2010 04 28 ref In July, 2009 Mumbere mentioned his kingship in an interview with The Patriot News , the primary newspaper of Harrisburg, and said that he was considering returning to Uganda, ref name ap which had recently recognized Rwenzururu and designated Mumbere as Omusinga , or king. ref http www.monitor.co.ug artman publish regional special Bakonzo contestants at ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Masaba people , or Bamasaaba , are a Bantu peoples Bantu people inhabiting the East ern Uganda n districts of Sironko, Manafwa, Bududa, Mbale, Bulambuli, Kapchorwa, Bukwo and Kween Then Sebei County before Uganda achieved self rule in 1962 under the Bugisu district before the British colonial rule in 1962. Closely related to the Bukusu and Luhya of West ern Kenya , they are a mainly agricultural people, farming millet , bananas and sorghum on small holder plots. Maize became popular with the coming of Europeans in late 1890s. The Bamasaaba are famous for their traditional male circumcision ceremonies, held every even year. In a three day ceremony of dancing and feasting, preceding a couple of months preparations, the initiates are admitted into adulthood and expected to begin their formal contribution to the growth of their respective communities. The name Bamasaaba is sometimes used interchangeably with the name Gisu tribe Bagisu , even though the latter is actually a tribe of the Bamasaaba nation. The origin of the Bamasaaba is not known but traditions carried over generationa by oral history points at Egypt Misri as the traditional homeland but this ould be the similar epicenter where other migrations from the lower Nile and north western Ethiopia took place at the close of the millennium, approximately 900 AD. These groups, including the Nilotics and Hermitic communities that constitute the Hima Tutsi peoples of western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Indeed it is difficult to place the Bamaasaba among the Uganda communities because they relate to both Ugandan and Kenyan communities. The language architecture is close to the Baganda and Bakonjo of western Uganda while their cultural traits are close to the Hermitic groups of north western Ethiopia. The current Babukusu of western Kenya are believed to have migrated from the Bamasaaba, particularly from areas around Bubulo, in current Manafwa District. Many clans among the Babukusu ... more details
flag gallery Flag entry Width 200 Image Rwenzururu flag.png Caption Konjo people BaKonjo and Amba people BaAmba ref cite web url http www.fotw.us flags ug bakon.html title Bakonjo People accessdate ... more details
Main indigenous peoples Seealso List of indigenous rights organizations This is a partial list of the world s indigenous aboriginal native peoples . For guidelines on what should be included or excluded in this listing, see this article s Talk List of indigenous peoples Talk page . Note that this is a listing of peoples, groups and communities. This list is grouped by region, and sub region. Note that a particular group may warrant listing under more than one region, either because the group is distributed in more than one region example Inuit in North America and eastern Russia , or there may be some overlap of the regions themselves that is, the boundaries of each region are not always clear and some locations may commonly be associated with more than one region . Earth Labelled Map width 447 float right Africa Main Indigenous peoples of Africa The continent of Africa , including associated islands such as Madagascar , but excluding Arabia . Central Africa Central Africa generally includes the lands mainly of the Congo River basin, south of the Sahara desert Sahara and west of the Great Rift Valley . Pygmy Pygmy peoples Central and Western Africa East Africa East Africa generally includes the Horn of Africa region and parts of surrounding countries. colbegin 2 Acholi people Acholi Uganda Afar people Afar Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia Agaw Ethiopia Akisho Ethiopia Alur people Alur Uganda Ambo Zambia Amhara people Amhara Ethiopia Ankole Uganda Anuak people Anuak Ethiopia Antalote Comoros Aushi Zambia Aweer people Aweer Kenya , Somalia ref Kipuri 2007, p.472 ref Ayoup Ethiopia Baganda Uganda Bahima Ankole Uganda , Rwanda Bagisu Uganda Bagwere Uganda Bakiga Uganda Bakonjo Uganda Basoga Uganda Batoro Uganda Beja people Beja Eritrea Bemba people Bemba Zambia Bertat Ethiopia Betsileo Madagascar Bilen people Bilen Eritrea Bissa people Bisa Zambia Borana people Borana Ethiopia Bunyoro Uganda Daasanach people Daasanach Ethiopia Cafre Comoros Chagga Tanzania Chewa people Che ... more details
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