Isaya Mukirania

Isaya Mukirania
Omusinga of Rwenzururu
Reign30 June 1962 – 2 September 1966
Coronation30 June 1962
PredecessorMonarchy established
SuccessorCharles Mumbere
Bornc. 1924
Kitooro, Bwamba County (Bundibugyo District), Uganda Protectorate
DiedSeptember 2, 1966(1966-09-02) (aged 41) (aged 41)
Buhikira, Busunga Sub-county, Bundibugyo District, Uganda
Burial
Bulemba Peak, Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda
SpouseChristine Mukirania
IssueCharles Mumbere
Christopher Kibanzanga

Isaya Mukirania Kibanzanga I (c. 1924 – 2 September 1966) was a Ugandan teacher and political activist who led the Rwenzururu movement, a rebellion against the Tooro Kingdom and the central government of Uganda. He is revered as the founder of the Kingdom of Rwenzururu and was its first, self-proclaimed Omusinga (King), reigning from the Rwenzori Mountains from 1962 until his death in 1966.