Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba dies at 34 after ruling since the age of three
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A Ugandan King who was named as the world's youngest reigning monarch has died at the age of 34. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] King Oyo became ruler of the Kingdom of Tooro in western Uganda at the age of just three after his father's death - although he wasn't officially crowned until he turned 18. He had been receiving treatment abroad for an unknown illness. Uganda is ruled by an elected head of state, but has several traditional monarchs ruling pre-colonial era kingdoms. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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