- 1961 — The African and Malagasy Union is founded.
- 1977 — Steve Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activist, dies in police custody.
- 1984 — Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276.
- 1988 — Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
Empango (Tooro Kingdom)
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Empango (Tooro Kingdom)
The Tooro Kingdom separated from Bunyoro-Kitara in the early 19th century, specifically between 1822 and 1830, when Prince Kaboyo, the eldest son of Bunyoro Omukama Nyamutukura Kyebambe III, seceded and took the title Olimi I. The Milton Obote government abolished Uganda's kingdoms in 1967, but they were restored as cultural institutions in 1993. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was born on April 16, 1992. His father, Omukama Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III, passed away on August 26, 1995, and Oyo was enthroned on September 12, 1995, at the age of three. Since he was a minor at that time, the kingdom was governed by principal regents until he came of age in 2010. These regents included his mother, Queen Mother Best Kemigisa, Princess Elizabeth Bagaya, President Yoweri Museveni, and Prince James Mugenyi. The Empango festival commemorates this coronation and symbolises the survival and continuity of the Tooro monarchy.
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Nyatiti madiere machodo chuny thum chuth.
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