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Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV

1992–2026
Portrait of Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV
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Omukama (king) of the Tooro Kingdom in Uganda who ascended the throne at age three as the world's youngest reigning monarch.

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Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was the Omukama (king) of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, ascending the throne in 1995 at just three years old after the sudden death of his father, King Olimi III. His coronation made him the world's youngest reigning monarch, a distinction that drew international attention throughout his childhood and youth and led to his being dubbed the "boy king."

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  1. Oyo Nyimba, Ugandan 'boy king' who mesmerized world leaders, dies at 34yahoo-news-entertainment
  2. Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, dies at 34yahoo-news-entertainment
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