• Ugandan king, Africa's youngest, turns 18 and takes full control of his kingdom
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[url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/04/18/uganda.teen.king/[/url] [release][img]http://www.monitor.co.ug/image/view/-/901242/highRes/152927/-/maxw/600/-/14vk531z/-/news001pix.jpg[/img] (CNN) -- One of Uganda's last remaining kings turned 18 in a boisterous four-day ceremony that ended Sunday and allowed him to take full control of his kingdom in the western part of the country. King Oyo is among the world's youngest reigning monarchs. He ascended to the throne at age 3 after his father died in 1995. As a minor, kingdom officials had appointed a board of advisers to help him rule. The board was disbanded to mark his birthday, which means the teen can now make major kingdom decisions on his own without consulting with his advisers. "He needs to use this opportunity to help us help ourselves," said Sarah Namara, 25. "He has a lot of work to do especially in ensuring people our age have businesses opportunities." The high school student -- whose full name is Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV -- rules over about 2 million people in the largely impoverished Tooro kingdom. He also oversees a Cabinet that includes a prime minister, board of regents and councilmen. For his coming of age, his subjects gave him a spear -- a symbol of his role as their protector. His mother, Queen Best Kemigisa, gave him a Mercedes Benz. Turning 18 is " a huge responsibility," the king said earlier this year. "But I have a lot of support from my mother, my sister and others, so I know I can do it." Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, one of his former advisers, also attended the events. Other birthday festivities included a church service with leaders of various denominations and an address where he pledged to help the youth in his largely uneducated kingdom. "I hope he keeps his promise because education is the only way we can move forward," said Rodgers Barozi, 20, a receptionist in Fort Portal The king also urged residents to work hard to attain self-sufficiency using the kingdom's rich agricultural history. The lush region has rich brown soil and is a major source of bananas and other agricultural products. King Oyo serves as a figurehead for the Batooro people, who make up most of the kingdom. His roles include promoting cultural pride and helping raise funds for issues such as health and education in his kingdom. The teen also helps oversee tax money his kingdom gets from the Ugandan government. Kingdoms in Africa date to the Egyptian civilization, though their numbers have declined in the past few hundred years. The monarchies are based on ethnicities. In Uganda, the central government outlawed kingdoms in 1967. The president reinstated four of them in the '90s on the condition that their leaders focus more on culture and less on national politics. Other African countries, such as Lesotho and Swaziland, also have kings. [/release] MTV needs a new show - "My Super Sweet Coronation".
He looks like a total docuhebag with that douchy hat.
He looks pretty bummed
Uganda almost has more people than Canada? Damn that's hacks.
I keep thinking that pimple is a tear, too.
Sounds like a premise for a summer comedy movie.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;21438779]Uganda almost has more people than Canada? Damn that's hacks.[/QUOTE] Look at population distribution by age, however, and you'll see that in developed countries such as Canada, there are lots of old people in addition to young people, but in lesser-developed countries such as Uganda, almost 50% of the population is under 18. They have lots of kids who don't live long.
From the article I gathered the tooroo kingdom =/= uganda, is there some sort of legal difference? Does the kingdom only compose part of the nation?
[QUOTE=scout1;21439159]From the article I gathered the tooroo kingdom =/= uganda, is there some sort of legal difference? Does the kingdom only compose part of the nation?[/QUOTE] Only part of the nation, but the kid is still Ugandan.
So he rules a province in the kingdom?
[QUOTE=scout1;21439211]So he rules a province in the kingdom?[/QUOTE] No, his kingdom comprises a region in western Uganda.
[QUOTE=scout1;21439211]So he rules a province in the kingdom?[/QUOTE] No, he rules the whole kingdom, which only occupies part of Uganda. :ninja:
D'oh. Sorry, that's what I meant, but thanks for clearing that up.
I was a bit confused on that part, too. Thanks for explaining.
I am sponsoring this kid. So I technically own part of Uganda.
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV... that is one helluva name
[QUOTE=Penguiin;21442292]Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV... that is one helluva name[/QUOTE] Sounds like a planet from Star Wars.
[img]http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/5981/fonejacker.jpg[/img] Hello I am a Ugandan prince and I am in need of your monies to free me from the torturous rule of my 18 year old father who is king of my countries. All I require from you are your bank account details and sort code and I will be free from unchivalrousness rule.
2/10 you tried too much
Awesome king, now he can incite violence, carry raids through villages, hold public executions, and drive his country deeper into poverty. But of course if he drives them deeper into poverty he will have to reach the Earth's core.
I hope he does a better job then Idi Amin.
He's not young, a 6 day old baby once became queen of Scotland.
Fresh Prince of Uganda
[QUOTE=Emperorconor;21443854]He's not young, a 6 day old baby once became queen of Scotland.[/QUOTE] and yet we still kicked ass
And even your own king then later wanted to become king of England and so formed the UK.
Hopefully he will be a good king. Africa needs some good leaders to lead them in the 21st century.
Let's hope he's not a raging lunatic.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;21443864]Fresh Prince of Uganda[/QUOTE] In West Uganda born an' raised, in the palace where I spent most of my days. Chilling out relaxing all cool, driving a Merc around the pool. When a couple of bishops - they were up to some good, starting making me a king of my neighbour hood. I put on one little hat and my mum got scared, she said: Yo movin' into the throne like you papa did before. I whistled for a drink and when it came near, the waiter said: 'Fresh' and had lice in his hair. If anything I would say that this guy was rare, but I thought - naw forget it, STAY HERE IN THE THRONE! I sat down in the throne round about 7 or 8, I yelled to my god - Yo homie pray to you later. Looked at my Kingdom I was finally there to sit on my throne as the King of Uganda.
Fucking huge zit on his face.
[QUOTE=Triumph Forks;21438772]He looks pretty bummed[/QUOTE] He's a leader over prietty much a shithole :P (Not being Racist, but tbh.. Most parts off AFrica is prietty bad.)
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