King Oyo Of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Dies At 340

• HISTORY OF OBAs, SLIDE, SOUTH WEST
• August 29, 2026

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the traditional ruler of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom and once recognised as the world’s youngest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 34 after an illness. The Tooro Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, announced the monarch’s death on Thursday, describing it as an “immeasurable loss” to