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Uganda lays 'boy king' Oyo to rest amid succession row

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King Oyo Nyimba of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom has been laid to rest following his death at the age of 34. King Oyo had originally been crowned in 1995 when he was just three years old.

His passing has immediately triggered a succession dispute within the kingdom. Rumors and uncertainty currently surround the identification of possible heirs, specifically concerning potential successors born out of wedlock.

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