Uganda Buries Onetime ‘Boy King’ Whose Death Has Sparked a Succession Battle – WTOP News

Uganda’s ‘child king’ dies at 34, TV anchor chosen as successor in bitter royal dispu

King Oyo, who took the throne at age 3, died of cancer after three decades as monarch; his cousin, a popular state TV presenter, was chosen to succeed him despite claims the late king wanted his previously unknown young son to inherit the crown

Amateur goalie says no to throne, kicking off succession row in Uganda

The committee's first choice — a non-league goalkeeper from south-east London — declined, citing other responsibilities. His replacement was then rejected by the late king's own family, who produced a 2022 will that the committee ignored.

Uganda buries King Oyo as death sparks succession row

Thousands of people gathered in western Uganda on Saturday to pay their final respects to King Oyo. Oyo died last month at the age of 34, unmarried and without an official heir. Now a fight is underway over who will succeed him, pitting the royal clan against his closest relatives.

Uganda buries onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battle – WTOP News

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba, who was once the world’s youngest monarch, was buried on Saturday amid an acrimonious succession dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the nation. The traditional monarch, who ascended the throne of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995, died last month from cancer....