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Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, former world’s youngest monarch, dies at 34

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KAMPALA — King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending the throne at the age of three, has died at 34. The monarch died at about 10 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to the Prime Minister of the Tooro Kingdom, Calvin Armstrong […] The post Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, former world’s youngest monarch, dies at 34 appeared first on Vanguard News.

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