Rukidi II of Toro
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Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II was Omukama
Omukama of Toro
The Omukama of Toro is the name given to rulers of the central African kingdom of Toro. The kingdom lasted as an independent state from the 16th to the 19th century...

 of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1875 until 1875. Toro was among the traditional kingdoms located within the borders of modern-day Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

. He was the sixth (6th) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne

He was the third son of Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika
Nyaika of Toro
Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1866 until 1871 and following a brief period in hiding, from 1871 until 1872. He was the third Omukama of Toro.-Claim to the throne:...

, Omukama of Toro, from 1866 until 1871 and from 1871 until 1872. No mention is made of his mother. He ascended to the throne following the capture of his brother, Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II
Olimi II of Toro
Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1872 until 1875. He was the fifth Omukama of Toro.-Claim to the throne:...

, the fifth (5th) Omukama of Toro, by the Bunyoro Army
Bunyoro
Bunyoro is a kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in East Africa from the 16th to the 19th century. It is ruled by the Omukama of Bunyoro...

 in 1875.

Offspring

It is not known how many children were fathered by Omukama Isingoma Rukidi II, or who those children were.

His reign

Omukama Rukidi II was not able to hold on to the throne for very long. He abdicated after a few months in favor of his younger brother, Kakende Nyamuyonjo
Kakende of Toro
Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro from 1875 until 1876 and from 1879 until 1880. He was the eighth Omukama of Bunyoro.-Offspring:...

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The final years

It is not known where and how Omukama Rukidi II died or what the cause of death was.

Succession table

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