World's youngest reigning monarch dies aged 34

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A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world's youngest monarch has died aged 34, his prime minster announced.

Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV became king of Tooro in western Uganda at just three years old in 1995 after the death of his father.

The Toroo kingdom did not disclose the cause of King Oyo's death, but a Ugandan government minister was quoted in local media saying that he had been critically ill and was seeking treatment in the US. x

[Bronco 26,853]

Now what in the higher power bullshit is going on

[gagzus 24,378]

Maybe the world’s current youngest monarch because hundreds of years ago in the UK we had King Henry VI who ascended the throne at only 8 months old. He was a monarch until he was 49 years old.

 

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6 minutes ago, Bronco said:

Now what in the higher power bullshit is going on

True because the King of Norway died today, too

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the oldest, the youngest, girl! Something is in the air

RIP to him, seems like Uganda had been improving in many ways since he took over (not to credit him w it lol but still)

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who got the death note

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22 minutes ago, gagzus said:

Maybe the world’s current youngest monarch because hundreds of years ago in the UK we had King Henry VI who ascended the throne at only 8 months old. He was a monarch until he was 49 years old.

 

That's what the reigning part means. 

Henry VI was the youngest reigning at the time, but has been dead for a while

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Didn’t 2016 have an icon purge too?

Prince, George Michael, David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Alan Rickman etc.

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10 minutes ago, Natalia Kills said:

Didn’t 2016 have an icon purge too?

Prince, George Michael, David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Alan Rickman etc.

Idk if iconic is the right word for that  

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28 minutes ago, Sepsami said:

Idk if iconic is the right word for that  

they mean a high death rate of iconic celebrities, not that it was iconic

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What the **** is going on? A lot of death news this month

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1 hour ago, Natalia Kills said:

Didn’t 2016 have an icon purge too?

Prince, George Michael, David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Alan Rickman etc.

2009 as well

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26 minutes ago, nATAH said:

they mean a high death rate of iconic celebrities, not that it was iconic

You're right.  I read iconic in my mind  

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Am I the only one that isn't shocked?  important/famous people die every day, just like the rest of us. The only two I'm properly familiar with are Dolly and Tim Curry and while it's weird the two of them both died at 80 within 24 hours of each other it's just a coincidence.

And now that were all attuned to the "well known person dies" thing we're having that "bias" confirmed again and again.

I just don't like superstition  

Some people are old and naturally die at old ages and the occasional young person, like this dude, who actually seems kind of chill by Ugandan standards, die from illness.

Then again, maybe I'm the one overreacting