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Uganda lays 'boy king' Oyo to rest amid succession row

Photo: Deutsche Welle

What happened

Uganda has buried King Oyo Nyimba, who was crowned in the Tooro Kingdom in 1995 aged just 3. His death at 34 has triggered a dispute over a successor, as rumors abound of possible heirs born out of wedlock.

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