Uganda set to bury onetime 'boy king' whose death has sparked a succession battle

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The funeral is underway in western Uganda for a traditional monarch who ascended the throne of the Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995 and died last month at 34…

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  • The funeral is underway in western Uganda for a traditional monarch who ascended the throne of the Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995 and died last month at 34…
  • Reported by ABC News and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:28:19 UTC.

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