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

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…

Traditional Ugandan ruler Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was aged just three when he came to the throne, has died aged 34.

Uganda's King Oyo, world's youngest reigning monarch, dies aged 34  ITVX

Oyo Nyimba, once recognized as the world's youngest reigning monarch, has died in his mid-30s. As one of Uganda's traditional monarchs, he took the throne of the Tooro kingdom in 1995, aged just 3.

King Oyo leaves behind a son and heir, whose identity has not been disclosed

Oyo Nyimba, the Ugandan king and world's youngest monarch, has died at 34. Crowned at age three, he held symbolic yet influential power.