African kingsHis Royal Majesty Alayeluwa Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, Alaafin of Oyo is

African kingsHis Royal Majesty Alayeluwa Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, Alaafin of Oyo is the permanent chairman of the Oyo state council of trad rulers, Yoruba, Nigeria. Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III (born 15 October 1938) is the Alaafin, or traditional ruler, of the Yoruba town of Oyo and rightful heir to the throne of its historic empire. (Info)Kin Agbogidi Obi James Ikechukwu Anyasi II, The Obi of Idumuje Unor, Nigeria; photo by George Osodi. At his death in 2013 he had reigned for 66 years, making him the longest-reigning king in Africa. (info)King Mutara Rudahigwa of Rwanda. Mutara III Rudahigwa (29 June 1911 – 25 July 1959) was King (mwami) of Rwanda between 1931 and 1959. (info)King (or Ahosu) Joseph Langanfin of the Dahomey, 1986-89, Benin (info)King Ngie Kamga Joseph, Fon of Bandjun (Cameroon photo by Daniel Laine (info)King Nyimi Kok Mmabiintosh III of Kuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, photo by Daniel Laine. “It took me three weeks to photograph the Nyimi (king) of the Kuba in his royal apparel, the “bwantshy”. The outfit made out of material stitched with beads and “cauris” (small shells used as money in Africa), weighs 160 lb. It takes more than two hours to dress the King, and two days of spiritual preparation to be sufficiently purified in order to wear the outfit.The weight and the heat of the bwantshy is such, that it is impossible to wear it more than one hour. The preceeding King had only worn it three time during his entire life.” (info)King Fo Sikam Happi V of Bana, west province of Cameroon (info on the Bana)King Osei Tut Agyeman Prempeh II of Ghana, 1930s. Prempeh II (Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, c. 1892 – 27 May 1970), was the 14th Asantehene, or king of the Ashanti(Ruler of the Asante), reigning from 22 June 1931 to 27 May 1970. (info)King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Toro kingdom (Uganda), 18th birthday and coronation celebrations; photo by Benedicte Desrus. Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King Oyo, is the reigning Omukama of Toro, in Uganda. He was born on 16 April 1992 to King Patrick David Mathew Kaboyo Olimi III and Queen Best Kemigisa Kaboyo. Three and half years later in 1995, Oyo ascended the throne and succeeded his father to become the 12th ruler of the 180-year-old Kingdom of Toro. (info)Nana Amuah-Afenyi VI (born Peggielene Bartels in 1953), known informally as King Peggy, is the reigning chief of the town of Tantum (or Otuam), in the Mfantsiman Municipal District, Ghana. “King” is the traditional title for the ruler of Otuam. Bartels, Otuam’s first female King, prefers the title to “Queen.” She has stated, “Most of the time, a king is the one who has all the executive power to do things, while the queen is mostly in charge of the children’s affairs and reporting to the king. So I really love this." The residents of Otuam also traditionally address Bartels as ”Nana,“ which is an honorary title given to royalty and also to women with grandchildren. (info, more info) -- source link

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