Uganda traditional king succession dispute 2026
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Feature: Inside Uganda's Buganda kingdom
The kingdom of Buganda was placed under a British protectorate in 1894.
Ugandan historian Semakula Kiwanuka said the consolidation of chiefdoms into the kingdom was not necessarily driven by economic motives.
The name Uganda is derived from the Swahili rendering of Buganda.
Uganda's Buganda king buried amid succession dispute
Uganda abolished its traditional kingdoms in 1967.
Before his death, Oyo had allocated land and begun fundraising for a paediatric hospital in Kyenjojo district.
Oyo never married and was not publicly known to have children.
“I just don’t want these evil vultures to come and steal what he worked so hard for. I continue to stand with my brother.”
Uganda's King Oyo buried amid succession calls
Queen Best Kemigisa described the situation as house arrest.
King Oyo had ruled the Tooro kingdom since the age of three.
Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma is the late monarch's cousin.
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Royal clan elders named Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, 56, as the next monarch.
King Oyo died last month aged 34 while undergoing cancer treatment in the US.
Culture Minister Henry Tumukunde said he will be overseeing mediation efforts.
Body of world's youngest traditional king returns to Uganda amid succession row
President Museveni ordered an official burial for King Oyo and national flags will fly at half-mast for three days around the funeral.
King Oyo's body was flown by military helicopter to Kyegegwa in western Uganda before being taken by road to the royal palace in Fort Portal.
Uganda's parliament held a special tribute to King Oyo on Thursday.