Daudi Chewa II was
Kabaka of the
Kingdom of Buganda
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from 1897 until 1939. He was the 34th Kabaka of Buganda has a surviving daughter, Princess Addah Balilara lives in Bujjuko, Kampala
Life
He was born on 8 August 1896, at
Mengo. He was the fifth son of
Kabaka Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa, Kabaka of Buganda, between 1884 and 1888 and between 1889 and 1897. His mother was Abakyala Evalini Kulabako, of the Ngabi Clan, the fourth of his father's sixteen wives. He
ascended to the
throne
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in August 1897 following the deposition of his father by
British
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Forces. At the time of his coronation, he was only one year old. He maintained his capital at
Mengo Hill. He was educated at
Kings College Budo
King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential,
secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda).
Location
The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala- Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road ...
. which was founded in 1906 alongside Daudi, by the British Commissioner and commander in chief of the then
Uganda protectorate
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George Wilson CB
On 8 August 1914, he received an honorary commission as a lieutenant in the British Army, and was appointed an honorary captain on 22 September 1917. He was appointed an honorary Companion of the
Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in the
1918 New Year Honours
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, and was promoted to honorary Knight Commander (KCMG) on 16 February 1925. He was further appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the
Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(KBE) in the
1937 Coronation Honours. He was also decorated as a Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Belgium in 1918.
Issue
He is recorded to have fathered 36 children; 20 sons and 16 daughters:
A detailed list of the children of Daudi Chwa II can be found at the pages of this reference: Some of the more notable of those children are:
*
Kabaka Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Luwangula Mutebi Mutesa II, the 35th Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Lady Irene Drusilla Namaganda of the Nte (Cow) clan. He was the first President of the Republic of Uganda
* Princess (Omumbejja) Victoria Beatrice Namikka Kamuwanda Mpologoma, whose mother was Abisaagi Nabunnya. Princess Mpologoma was born in
Kampala
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, on 21 October 1920. She was installed as Naalinnya to her brother
Sir Edward Muteesa II, at Kasubi in December 1953. She received the
Order of the Shield and Spears.
* Princess (Omumbejja) Irene Drusilla Ndagire, whose mother was Rebeka Nalunkuuma. She was born at
Lubaga
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on 31 October 1916. She was educated at
Gayaza High School
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and at Buloba College. She served as President of the
Luganda Society, from 1953 until 1963.
* Princess (Omumbejja) Alice Evelyn Zaalwango, whose mother was Miriya Nalule. She was born on 6 December 1915. She was installed as Naalinnya to her brother,
Sir Edward Muteesa II, at Kasubi in November 1939. She died of
shock
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on hearing that the British had exiled the Kabaka on 30 November 1953. She was awarded the medal of
Order of the Shield and Spears.
* Princess (Omumbejja) Margaret Juliana Lwantale, whose mother was Irene Namaganda. She was born in
Kampala
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on 13 June 1920. She was installed as ''Nassolo'' to her brother
Sir Edward Muteesa II, at Kasubi.
* Prince (Omulangira) Alexander David Ssimbwa, whose mother was Erina Nambawa. He was born in Kampala on 21 March 1934. He was arrested, imprisoned and tortured by troops loyal to
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, following his coup d'état in 1966. Prince Ssimbwa was sentenced to 64 years imprisonment for allegedly plotting Obote's assassination. Joined the liberation struggle led by
Yoweri Museveni
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.
The final years
He died at his palace at Salaama, a suburb of
Kampala
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, on 22 November 1939 at the age of 43 years. He was buried at
Kasubi Nabulagala, the third Kabaka to be buried there.
Succession table
Photos
* Photograph of Sir Daudi Chwa II
See also
*
Buganda
*
Kabaka of Buganda
the kabaka Palace in kireka
Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual an ...
References
External links
List of Kings of Buganda
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1896 births
1939 deaths
Kabakas of Buganda
Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
19th-century monarchs in Africa
Ugandan traditional rulers and monarchs