# World’s youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34

https://mins.news/en/item/35560

- BBC News, 2026-08-28 11:13 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j38d9v40po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> King Oyo of Uganda’s Tooro kingdom has died at 34. He inherited the throne at age three after his father’s death and was formally crowned at 18 in 2010. The kingdom has not disclosed the cause, while local media reported he had been critically ill and receiving treatment in the US.

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