Uganda lays 'boy king' Oyo to rest amid succession row
- Uganda has concluded a nine-day period of mourning for King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
- A funeral was held for the Tooro Kingdom's late monarch in the western city of Fort Portal on Saturday.
- Oyo, who once held the unofficial title of the world's youngest king, ascended the throne as a young child in 1995 and died last month of cancer aged just 34, with his death prompting a bitter succession dispute.
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- Uganda has concluded a nine-day period of mourning for King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
- A funeral was held for the Tooro Kingdom's late monarch in the western city of Fort Portal on Saturday.
- Oyo, who once held the unofficial title of the world's youngest king, ascended the throne as a young child in 1995 and died last month of cancer aged just 34, with his death prompting a bitter succession dispute.
Sources: DW