King Oyo ascended to the throne at the age of three but was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 | BBC/AFP via GettyImages King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending the throne at just three years old, has died in Uganda aged 34. The traditional ruler of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda died on Thursday, Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, who announced his death on Friday.
BBC reported on Friday that the cause of death was not disclosed.
However, Ugandan media quoted a government minister as saying the monarch had been critically ill and was receiving treatment in the United States. Announcing his death, Akiiki described the monarch’s passing as an “immeasurable loss” to the royal family and the people of Tooro.
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King Oyo ascended to the throne at the age of three but was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 | BBC/AFP via GettyImages King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who becam King Oyo ascended to the throne at the age of three but was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 | BBC/AFP via...
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- King Oyo ascended to the throne at the age of three but was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 | BBC/AFP via GettyImages King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who becam King Oyo ascended to the throne at the age of three but was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 | BBC/AFP via GettyImages King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending the throne at just three years old, has died in Uganda aged 34.
- The traditional ruler of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda died on Thursday, Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, who announced his death on Friday.BBC reported on Friday that the cause of death was not disclosed.However, Ugandan media quoted a government minister as saying the monarch had been critically ill and was receiving treatment in the United States.
- Announcing his death, Akiiki described the monarch’s passing as an “immeasurable loss” to the royal family and the people of Tooro.
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King Oyo ascended to the throne at the age of three but was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 | BBC/AFP via GettyImages King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who becam King Oyo ascended to the throne at the age of three but was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 | BBC/AFP via...
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August 28, 2026
