Daudi Cwa II of Buganda

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The young King Daudi Cua.
The young King Daudi Cua.

Sir Daudi Cwa II, KCMG, KBE (born August 8, 1896 in Mengo, Uganda; died November 22, 1939 in Kampala) was the king (kabaka) of Buganda from 1897 to 1939.

On 14 August 1897, he succeeded Mwanga II as king of Buganda, a state in East-Africa, which is now part of Uganda. A reformist, he initiated several significant changes in his kingdom, including a process of democratization. After his death in 1939, he was succeeded by his son, Mutesa II, who went on to become the first president of Uganda.

Daudi Cwa was baptized as a Protestant.

Preceded by
Mwanga II
King of Buganda
1897 – 1939
Succeeded by
Mutesa II

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