King Oyo, once world's youngest monarch, to be buried in western Uganda

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Uganda's Tooro Kingdom prepared ‌on Saturday to bury its late king following days of a bitter succession battle within the royal family…

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  • Reported by The Hindu and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:02:59 UTC.

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