Princess Elizabeth of Tooro

Elizabeth Edith Christobel Bagaaya Akiiki
Elizabeth in 1959
Batebe of Tooro Kingdom
Reign2 March 1966 – 12 September 1995
PredecessorOmubiitokati (Princess) Ruth Komuntale Keesi Bahindi
SuccessorOmubiitokati (Princess) Ruth Nsemere Komuntale Farquharson Akiiki
Born (1936-02-09) 9 February 1936
Spouse
Omubiito (Prince) Wilberforce Nyabongo
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(m. 1981; died 1986)​
Names
Elizabeth Christobel Edith Bagaaya Nyabongo Akiiki
HouseBiito-boyo
FatherRukidi III
Mother Queen Kezia
ReligionAnglican

Princess Elizabeth of Tooro (Elizabeth Christobel Edith Bagaaya Akiiki; born 9 February 1936) to King George Mathew Kamurasi Rukidi and Queen Kezia Byanjeru is a Ugandan lawyer, politician, diplomat and model who served as the Batebe (Princess Royal) of the Kingdom of Tooro, until 12 September 1995. She was succeeded in that role by her niece Omubiitokati (Princess) Ruth Nsemere Komuntale Farquharson Akiiki.

She was the first East African woman to be admitted to the English Bar. In 1966, she was called the Ugandan Bar, becoming the first woman to qualify as a barrister in Uganda. She is a paternal aunt (Isenkati) of notable figures; the 13th Omukama of Tooro, Rukidi IV, the current Batebe (Princess Royal) Omubiitokati (Princess) Ruth Nsemere Komuntale Farquharson Akiiki children of her brother the 12th Omukama of Tooro, Olimi III. Omubiitokati (Princess) Juliana Kanyomozi Akiiki and Omubiitokati (Princess) Laura Kahunde Abwooli children of her younger brother Omubiito (Prince) Gerald Philip Manyindo Atwooki. She briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Idi Amin from February to November 1974.

After the abolition of Uganda's traditional monarchies in 1967, she began an international modelling career. She worked with the Peter Lumley Agency in Britain and the Ford Agency in the United States. She is notable for breaking barriers in law, international modelling, diplomacy and public services, particularly as one of the earliest East African women to enter the legal profession at an international level.