World’s youngest reigning monarch dies at just 34

The man became monarch at the age of three. 22:50, Fri, Aug 28, 2026 Updated: 23:06, Fri, Aug 28, 2026 King Oyo was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 (Image: Getty)Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became monarch at the age of three, has died aged 34. The ruler of the Tooro Kingdom in west

A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world's youngest monarch has died aged 34, his prime minster announced.

ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images The youngest reigning monarch who rose to power at just three years old in 1995 has died. The royal family of the Kingdom of Tooro announced that Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was critically ill and receiving treatment in the U.S. around noon on August 27. He passed away at 1

The world's youngest reigning monarch has died aged 34.

King Oyo ascended to the throne of Uganda's Tooro kingdom when he was just three years old.

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