Uganda’s Youngest Monarch Passes Away at 34
Uganda’s Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch in 1995 at age three, has died at 34; the Tooro throne is largely symbolic, but his passing sparked nationwide mourning as an heir is named to ensure continuity. The king reportedly died after undergoing treatment in the United States, with the cause of death not disclosed, and officials said continuity of the crown is assured.