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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. ...
Gihanga I ("Creator", "Founder") is a Rwandan cultural hero described in oral histories as an ancient king popularly credited with establishing the ancient Kingdom of Rwanda. Gihanga descended from a line of gods Ibimanuka kings headed by Kigwa and introduced foundational elements of the African Great Lakes civilization, including fire, cattle ...
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 ...
Kigwa (or The Landed) also known as Sabizeze, a divine being, descended from Heavens and became one of the first god kings Ibimanuka Kings of Rwanda. To establish his divinely ordained authority to rule and to legitimize his position and power, he subsequently created court musicians and ritualists that were to serve under him.
Ruganzu II Ndoli was Mwami of the Kingdom of Rwanda from 1510 until death in 1543. He was the son of King Ndahiro II Cyamatare and Nyirangabo-ya-Nyantaba. [1] Ruganzu II is the most renowned king of Rwanda. He was a great warrior and was alleged to have performed miracles. His life and reign pervade many legends in the history of Rwanda.
James Kabarebe (born 1959), Rwandan military officer who has served as a Senior Presidential Adviser on security matters in the government of Rwanda and the Rwandan Minister of Defence. Lando Ndasingwa , Rwandan politician, murdered in the Genocide against Tutsi in 1994 [ 15 ]
Queen Rosalie Gicanda, wife of King Mutara III of Rwanda Jean-Léonard Rugambage , reporter and government critic, murdered in 2010 Paul Rusesabagina (b. 1954), hotel manager known for saving refugees in the 1994 genocide