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[[File:kingmwanga.png|200px|thumb|left|King Mwanga II]]

==Country==

Bugunda Kingdom (Uganda)

==Birth - Death==

1868 - 1903

==Occupation==

Head of State

==Description==

Kabaka of Buganda from 1884 until 1888 and from 1889 until 1897, who fought the Christian missionaries who opposed his homosexuality.  This precipitated a showdown between the African country and western countries.  After the British expelled him from the throne, they again embraced him after he acceded to demands for a sharing of revenues and sovereignty in 1890.  In 1897, he again declared war on the British, and was defeated and exiled to the Seychelles.  Also known as Daniel Mwanga.  Bisexual.

==See Also==

* [[LGBTQ Head of State]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://cypheravenue.com/remembering-ugandas-former-bisexual-king-mwanga-ii-basammula-ekkere/
* http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/09/being-gay-african-history-homosexuality-christianity
* http://changingattitude.org.uk/archives/5973

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