# Journalist crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom after succession dispute

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-29 12:07 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/journalist-ascends-to-throne-in-uganda-kingdom-after-succession-dispute?traffic_source=rss

> Journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma has been crowned the 13th monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, succeeding King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died of cancer last month. The coronation followed a dispute over claims that the late king left a son who was his heir, a claim opposed by critics and contested by Oyo’s mother and sister.

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