1 , ▁R w anda ▁abol ished ▁its ▁mon archy ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁republic , ▁so ▁he ▁is ▁effectively ▁a ▁pret ender . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁U g anda , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁I gang a ▁Second ary ▁School ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁Pe psi ▁Col a ▁in ▁K amp ala . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁lived ▁in ▁Ken ya , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁tour ism ▁industry , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁R w anda ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁– ▁and ▁then ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁six ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁acc ession ▁of ▁Yu hi ▁VI ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Council ▁of ▁Ab ir u , ▁who ▁are ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁el ders ▁and ▁priv y ▁to ▁the ▁king ' s ▁wishes ▁as ▁advis ors . ▁According ▁to ▁custom , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Ab ir u ▁selects ▁the ▁king ' s ▁successor ▁from ▁among ▁his ▁family ▁members . ▁Bush ay ija , ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁his ▁successor . ▁The ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁Bon if ace ▁Ben z inge , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Ab ir u ▁council . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁natural ised ▁ ▁British ▁citiz en ▁and ▁ ▁lives ▁currently ▁in ▁S ale , ▁near ▁Manchester ▁in ▁north west ▁England . ▁ ▁His ▁wife , ▁L ilian , ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁mental ▁health ▁support ▁worker . ▁ ▁Title ▁and ▁style ▁of ▁address ▁ ▁His ▁Majesty ▁the ▁M w ami ▁of