# LIVE: News anchor Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma crowned king of Uganda

https://mins.news/en/video/78289

- Reuters, 2026-09-29 08:37 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwusmFDtVUg

> Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom has been formally crowned king. His predecessor, Oyo Nyimba, who was long described as the world’s youngest monarch, died in August. The kingdom was drawn into a bitter succession dispute after Oyo’s family rejected clan members’ choice of the television news anchor.

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