# Ex-TV anchor crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom after succession fight

https://mins.news/en/item/80339

- France 24, 2026-09-30 13:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260930-ex-tv-anchor-crowned-as-king-in-uganda-after-succession-fight

> A former television news anchor was crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, becoming the 13th monarch of the Batooro people. Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma succeeded King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, whose death from cancer last month at 34 had triggered a dispute over the throne.

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