Succession battle rocks Uganda after death of ‘boy king’ Oyo Nyimba
Oyo was crowned in 1995, at the age of 3, after his father’s death
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Uganda's King of Tooro, once world's youngest reigning monarch, dies at 34
King Oyo Nyimba, leader of the Tooro kingdom in western Uganda, has died at the age of 34, the region's prime minister of his kingdom announced Thursday. Crowned at three years old, he became the world's youngest reigning monarch in 1995.
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King Oyo leaves behind a son and heir, whose identity has not been disclosed
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