# Body of world's youngest traditional king returns to Uganda amid succession dispute

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- BBC News, 2026-09-04 10:54 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clylwgn8jk3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The body of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has returned to Uganda after he died in the US last week aged 34 while receiving treatment for an aggressive cancer. President Yoweri Museveni and other mourners received the coffin, beginning nine days of official mourning as senior figures dispute claims that the unmarried king left a young heir.

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