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Ugandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight

Ugandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

A former television news anchor ​was crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, becoming the 13th monarch of the Batooro people in a ritual-laden ‌coronation that ended a succession dispute.

Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma succeeded King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, whose death last month from cancer at age 34 triggered a feud, with his mother saying a previously undisclosed son was entitled to the throne.

He drew global attention in 1995 when enthroned at age 3 after the death of his father, with images of the toddler king in royal robes and a crown prompting widespread fascination.

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