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World's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34

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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, recognized as the world's youngest reigning traditional monarch, has died at the age of 34, according to an announcement by his prime minister. The cause of death has not been disclosed by the Tooro kingdom.

He ascended to the throne of the Tooro kingdom in western Uganda in 1995 at the age of three following the death of his father, ruling for over three decades.

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MyJoyOnline (Accra, Ghana) (GH) Provides detailed biographical background including his coronation age and death announcement.
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