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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. The 34-year-old monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who had reigned as King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV since he was a toddler, died on Thursday night, the authorities said, after weeks of speculation about his health. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, prime minister of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, announced the death in a statement without specifying a cause. Earlier on Thursday, he wrote on social media that the king was “in critical condition” and asked people to refrain from “rumours or sharing unverified information regarding His Majesty’s condition.” After the king’s death, he said that the line of succession was secure. Uganda’s centuries-old kingdoms were outlawed by the government in 1967 as the president at the time sought to consolidate his rule.
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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. The 34-year-old monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who had reigned as King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV since he was a toddler, died on Thursday night, the authorities said, after weeks of speculation about his health. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, prime minister of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, announced the death in a statement without specifying a cause. Earlier on Thursday, he wrote on social media that the king was “in critical condition” and asked people to refrain from “rumours or sharing unverified information regarding His Majesty’s condition.” After the king’s death, he said that the line of succession was secure. Uganda’s centuries-old kingdoms were outlawed by the government in 1967 as the president at the time sought to consolidate his rule.
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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. The 34-year-old monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who had reigned as King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV since he was a toddler, died on Thursday night, the authorities said, after weeks of speculation about his health. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, prime minister of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, announced the death in a statement without specifying a cause. Earlier on Thursday, he wrote on social media that the king was “in critical condition” and asked people to refrain from “rumours or sharing unverified information regarding His Majesty’s condition.” After the king’s death, he said that the line of succession was secure. Uganda’s centuries-old kingdoms were outlawed by the government in 1967 as the president at the time sought to consolidate his rule.
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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. The 34-year-old monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who had reigned as King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV since he was a toddler, died on Thursday night, the authorities said, after weeks of speculation about his health. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, prime minister of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, announced the death in a statement without specifying a cause. Earlier on Thursday, he wrote on social media that the king was “in critical condition” and asked people to refrain from “rumours or sharing unverified information regarding His Majesty’s condition.” After the king’s death, he said that the line of succession was secure. Uganda’s centuries-old kingdoms were outlawed by the government in 1967 as the president at the time sought to consolidate his rule.
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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. The 34-year-old monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who had reigned as King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV since he was a toddler, died on Thursday night, the authorities said, after weeks of speculation about his health. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, prime minister of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, announced the death in a statement without specifying a cause. Earlier on Thursday, he wrote on social media that the king was “in critical condition” and asked people to refrain from “rumours or sharing unverified information regarding His Majesty’s condition.” After the king’s death, he said that the line of succession was secure. Uganda’s centuries-old kingdoms were outlawed by the government in 1967 as the president at the time sought to consolidate his rule.
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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. The 34-year-old monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who had reigned as King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV since he was a toddler, died on Thursday night, the authorities said, after weeks of speculation about his health. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, prime minister of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, announced the death in a statement without specifying a cause. Earlier on Thursday, he wrote on social media that the king was “in critical condition” and asked people to refrain from “rumours or sharing unverified information regarding His Majesty’s condition.” After the king’s death, he said that the line of succession was secure. Uganda’s centuries-old kingdoms were outlawed by the government in 1967 as the president at the time sought to consolidate his rule.
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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. The 34-year-old monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who had reigned as King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV since he was a toddler, died on Thursday night, the authorities said, after weeks of speculation about his health. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, prime minister of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda, announced the death in a statement without specifying a cause. Earlier on Thursday, he wrote on social media that the king was “in critical condition” and asked people to refrain from “rumours or sharing unverified information regarding His Majesty’s condition.” After the king’s death, he said that the line of succession was secure. Uganda’s centuries-old kingdoms were outlawed by the government in 1967 as the president at the time sought to consolidate his rule.
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