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Tooro Kingdom’s Crown Succession Crisis | Uganda News
Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom is in turmoil following the sudden death of King Oyo Nyimba at just 34 — the same boy who became the world’s youngest monarch at age three. His decades-long reign, marked by global humanitarian work and HIV/AIDS advocacy, now faces a bitter succession battle: his family insists an unknown son should inherit per his will, while a royal committee has named cousin Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as king. The dispute nearly halted burial rites, prompting military security and national intervention to push forward with Kijanangoma’s coronation. Now, the quiet, humble new monarch…
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