King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the leader of the Tooro kingdom in western Uganda, has died at the age of 34. The prime minister of the kingdom announced the news on Thursday, stating that the king had been in critical condition following an illness.
Ascending his ancient throne in 1995 at just three years old, King Oyo became the world's youngest reigning monarch. During his childhood, the boy king fascinated world leaders.
The Tooro kingdom, an enclave in western Uganda, mourns the loss of the tribal monarch who had reigned since his infancy.