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This article contains a list of kings of Rwanda. The Kingdom of Rwanda was ruled by sovereigns titled mwami (plural abami), and was one of the oldest and the most centralized kingdoms in the history of Central and East Africa. Its state and affairs before King Gihanga I are largely unconfirmed and highly shrouded in mythical tales.
Pages in category "Kings of Rwanda" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The borders of the kingdom were rounded out in the late 19th century by Mwami Rwabugiri, who is regarded as Rwanda’s greatest king. By 1900, Rwanda was a unified state with a centralized military structure. [14] Owing to its isolation, Rwanda's engagement with the Indian Ocean slave trade was
List of kings of Rwanda This page was last edited on 10 August 2024, at 22:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
The Bugesera kingdom was possibly founded in the 16th century. [2] Its rulers were known as mwami (kings), [6] similarly to the monarchs of other regional states. [7] [8] Accounts of the regional royal lineages have led some historians such as Jan Vansina to the conclusion that Bugesera originally dominated Rwanda, with the latter being a mere dependency ruled by a branch of the Bugeseran ...
Gahima's maternal grandfather is orally cited in Rwandan theogony and mythology as Rurenge. A name that signifies an entity with a "Big foot". Cofusions about the name Gahima. Gahima I is Gahima Kibamba the son of Kazigaba. Gahima I is different from Gahima II the son of Gihanga. Gahima II is the Kanyarwanda while Gahima Kibamba is the Biblical ...
Yuhi I ex king of Rwanda – 1552–1576; Ndahiro II ex king of Rwanda – 1576–1600; Ruganzu II ex king of Rwanda – 1600–1624; Mutara I ex king of Rwanda – 1624–1648; Kigeli II ex king of Rwanda – 1648–1672; Mibambwe II ex king of Rwanda – 1672–1696; Yuhi II of Rwanda ex king of Rwanda – 1696–1720; Karemeera ex king of ...
Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa; 29 June 1936 – 16 October 2016) was the last ruling King of Rwanda, from 28 July 1959 until the end of the UN-mandate with Belgian administration and the declaration of an independent Republic of Rwanda 1 July 1962.