{"id":5908,"date":"2025-01-27T16:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/?page_id=5908"},"modified":"2025-07-20T11:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T11:29:56","slug":"100-years-of-kabalega-commemoration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/?page_id=5908","title":{"rendered":"100 Years of Kabalega"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5908\" class=\"elementor elementor-5908\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ab85e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ab85e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698a75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"698a75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n                  \r\n           \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>100 Years of Kabalega<\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n                     <div class=\"title-desc\">Find highlights of 100 Years of Kabalega's Legacy Commemoration events and activities here below.<\/div>\r\n         \r\n         \r\n      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fdddff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fdddff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac0679e\" data-id=\"ac0679e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d08a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"c8d08a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n                  \r\n         <div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"tagline\">Highlights of the Celebration<\/span><\/div>  \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>When the World Celebrated Omukama Cwa II Kabalega<\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n         \r\n         \r\n      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e5da80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e5da80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed555a\" data-id=\"7ed555a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6294f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6294f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"328\">100 Years of Kabalega&#8217;s Legacy Commemoration<\/strong> (April 6, 2023 \u2013 April 5, 2024) was a landmark year-long celebration dedicated to honoring <strong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"447\">Omukama Cwa II Kabalega<\/strong>, one of Africa\u2019s most formidable anti-colonial leaders and the 23rd king of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom. A century after his passing in 1923, the world gathered in spirit and presence to reflect on Kabalega\u2019s enduring legacy of resistance, leadership, cultural pride, and the pursuit of African sovereignty.<\/p><p>Spearheaded by <strong data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"801\">Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom<\/strong> in partnership with the <strong data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"849\">Kabalega Foundation<\/strong>, government institutions, diaspora organizations, and cultural allies,<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"949\">the commemoration sought to:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1369\"><li data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1076\"><p data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1076\"><strong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"997\">Celebrate and preserve Kabalega&#8217;s legacy<\/strong> as a national and Pan-African icon who valiantly resisted British colonialism.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f48ff37\" data-id=\"f48ff37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f41d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34f41d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1369\"><li><strong data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1130\">Reignite pride in African heritage and identity<\/strong>, particularly among the youth.<\/li><li data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1161\"><strong data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1194\">Promote cultural diplomacy<\/strong> and development through unity, historical education, and intercultural exchange.<\/li><li data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1369\"><p data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1369\"><strong data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1330\">Lay foundations for long-term legacy initiatives<\/strong>, such as the Kabalega Cultural Square.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1672\">Through a carefully curated series of national and international events, the commemoration connected historical memory with contemporary relevance\u2014linking Kabalega\u2019s vision of a dignified, self-determined Africa with present-day aspirations for cultural preservation and socio-economic transformation.<\/p><p data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1672\">Below are highlights of some of the events, among others. <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/docs\/Newsletters\/Final-KF-100-Years-of-Kabalega-Commemoration-Newsletter-2023-2024_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for full details of the commemoration in our 100 Years of Kabalega Commemoration special Newsletter Edition of 2023-2024<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2f7db1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2f7db1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0133779\" data-id=\"0133779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47facb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kabalega-Royal-Dinner-2474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4909\" alt=\"Annual Kabalega Day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kabalega-Royal-Dinner-2474.jpg 855w, https:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kabalega-Royal-Dinner-2474-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kabalega-Royal-Dinner-2474-600x413.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de93f6c\" data-id=\"de93f6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e5de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"b3e5de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n                  \r\n         <div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"tagline\">Highlights of the Celebration<\/span><\/div>  \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>100 YEARS OF KABALEGA ROYAL DINNER & COMMEMORATION AWARDS GALA.<\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n                     <div class=\"title-desc\">Venue: Hoima Resort Hotel - Bunyoro Convention Hall\n<br \/>\nDate: March 30, 2024<\/div>\r\n       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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25007da\" data-id=\"25007da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cdb81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"5cdb81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n                  \r\n         <div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"tagline\">Moments captured from the Lecture<\/span><\/div>  \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>INAUGURAL KABALEGA MEMORIAL LECTURE 2023<\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n                     <div class=\"title-desc\">Venue: Kampala Serena Convention Center - Victoria Hall.\n<br \/>\nDate: December 18, 2023\n<br \/>\nKeynote Address Speaker: Prof. P.L.O. 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