Uganda's youngest king returns home for burial amid succession dispute
The body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Guinness-listed world’s youngest reigning monarch, has been returned to Uganda and placed in state ahead of a nine-day mourning culminating in a burial on September 12, with President Museveni and other officials attending the airport ceremony. A public dispute over succession and a reported heir has emerged among royal clan leaders, amid the Tooro Kingdom’s rites and ongoing tributes from lawmakers and the public.
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About Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa is a Ugandan politician, dictator, and former rebel leader who has served as the president of Uganda since 1986. Museveni's government has long been widely considered to be dictatorial, with political parties being effectively banned from 1986 to 2005, and the use of political repression, lawfare and ballot stuffings to maintain power since the 2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum. As of 2026, after ruling Uganda for more than 40 years, he is currently the third longest-serving non-royal leader in the world behind dictators Paul Biya and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Everything about Yoweri Museveni →- Occupation
- politician, writer, military personnel, minister
- Position held
- chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity, Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, President of Uganda, Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
- Citizenship
- Uganda
- Born
- August 15, 1944
- Website
- https://www.yowerikmuseveni.com