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Uganda’s King Oyo buried amid calls for unity over his successor

By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Uganda’s King Oyo buried amid calls for unity over his successor

Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, once the world's youngest reigning monarch, was buried on Saturday, days after a row broke out over who would succeed him.

Omusuuga Charles Karumasi, head of the Babiito royal clan, said: "We have done everything in observance of the culture and traditions of Tooro.

But days earlier, Oyo's family rejected Kijanangoma, the late monarch's cousin, as Tooro's new king.

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