Succession Battle Erupts in Ugandan Kingdom
A dispute over succession has erupted in a Ugandan kingdom following the death of its young monarch. The conflict involves claims regarding secret heirs and political maneuvering within the royal family.
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Ugandan kingdom gripped by succession battle after monarch's death - Reuters
Ugandan kingdom gripped by succession battle after monarch's death Reuters
Read full article →A Succession Battle Erupts Over a Late Ugandan Monarch
Family members and royal leaders are jockeying for control in the Tooro Kingdom after its former boy king died last month. Elders chose a TV journalist to succeed him, but the royal family has objected.
By Zane Irwin
Read full article →TV presenter v secret son: the succession dispute engulfing a Ugandan kingdom
Family of late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV reveal son’s existence as they reject committee’s choice of cousin as new monarch A traditional Ugandan kingdom has become engulfed in a bitter succession dispute after the family of a king who recently died rejected the selection of a television news anchor as his successor. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the throne in the kingdom of Tooro in 1995 at the age of three...
By Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies
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