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    Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa; 29 June 1936 – 16 October 2016) was the last ruling King (Mwami) of Rwanda, from 28 July 1959 until...
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    led referendum held on 25 September of the same year). Afterwards, Kigeli V Ndahindurwa continued to maintain his claim to the throne until his death on...
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    Kigeli IV Rwabugiri (1840? - September 1895) was the king (mwami) of the Kingdom of Rwanda in the mid-nineteenth century. He was among the last Nyiginya...
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  • Rwanda. They ruled the Kingdom of Rwanda until 28 January 1961, when Kigeli V Ndahindurwa was deposed as part of the Coup of Gitarama. Vansina, Jan. 2004....
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    of a Nation Part II: Beneath the Banner of Christ the King - H. M. King Kigeli V". Frank K. Rusagara (2009). Resilience of a Nation: A History of the Military...
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    monarchy lasted only two more years, under the leadership of King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa and then coming to an end with the Rwandan Revolution in 1961. However...
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    tennis. Rudahigwa was succeeded by his half-brother, Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, as Kigeli V. Mutara married Nyiramakomali on 15 October 1933 and they divorced...
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    reign name Yuhi VI. He succeeded his late uncle King Kigeli V and is a grandson of King Yuhi V. He grew up in exile in Uganda, where he studied at Iganga...
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    of Ruanda Yuhi V Musinga (r. November 1896 – November 1931) Mutara III Rudahigwa (r. November 1931 – July 1959) Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (r. July 1959 –...
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  • Bushayija was chosen on 9 January 2017 to succeed his paternal uncle Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, who was deposed on 28 January 1961. The royal Abanyiginya clan of...
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  • co-ruler by his father Kigeli IV Rwabugiri in 1889. Rutarindwa is sometime transcribed Rutalindwa. His adopted father, Kigeli IV Rwabugiri, had proclaimed...
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    immediately began a campaign against both. Rudahigwa's brother Kigeli V Ndahindurwa was installed, without Belgian involvement and against their wishes;...
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  • while barring Mwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa from the country. The United Nations protested the situation, and demanded that Kigeli be allowed to return...
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  • of Rwanda's monarchy; the current incumbent served at the pleasure of Kigeli V, and now serves - along with the rest of the council - the reigning king-in-exile...
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  • Minister and Rukeba retained as Minister of Defence. The exiled Mwami, Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, remained nominal head of state of this government, though in time...
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    millennium back. Gihanga's fire was extinguished at the end of the reign of Yuhi V Musinga in 1932 on the orders of a Belgian governor;[citation needed] The...
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  • from 1845 to his death in 1867. Under his rule and that of his successor Kigeli IV Rwabugiri, the kingdom reached its pinnacle of power.[citation needed]...
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  • November 1965 2 March 1970 Republican constitution adopted  Rwanda Kigeli V Ndahindurwa Mwami of Rwanda 29 June 1936 25 July 1959 28 January 1961 Republican...
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  • Rwanda (complete list) – Yuhi V Musinga, King (1896–1931) Mutara III Rudahigwa, King (1931–1959) Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, King (1959–1961) Tanzania Sultanate...
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  • with François Rukeba as Prime Minister. They hoped to place King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa back on the throne through force. However, the exiled UNAR elements...
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  • Name Death Distinction Date ended Kigeli V Ndahindurwa 16 October 2016(2016-10-16) (aged 80) Last King of Rwanda 28 January 1961 C. R. Swart 16 July 1982(1982-07-16)...
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    Jolo Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza Mwami Yuhi VI of Rwanda Mwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa of Rwanda Archduke Karl von Habsburg Prince Alexandar Pavlov Karageorgevich...
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  • Kigeli III Ndabarasa (reigned 1765–1792 or 1786–1796) was a warrior Mwami of the Kingdom of Rwanda during the eighteenth century. The son of Cyilima II...
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  • Rwanda (complete list) – Mutara III Rudahigwa, King (1931–1959) Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, King (1959–1961) Republic of Rwanda Presidents (complete list) –...
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    cya-ruganzua-the-mystery-of-the-royal-footprint Kagame,Alex 1912. Inganji Karinga : Igitabo cy' amateka y'u Rwanda. Princeton University Press. v t e...
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  • Mutara I Nsoro II Semugeshi was Mwami of the Kingdom of Rwanda during the 17th century. v t e...
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  • Kigeli II Nyamuheshera was a possible Mwami (King) of the Kingdom of Rwanda in the late 17th century. Jan Vansina proposed that he was fictional, and added...
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  • Kigeli I Mukobanya was, according to tradition, Mwami of the Kingdom of Rwanda dated to 1378 C.E to 1418 C.E. His reign was characterized by the infiltration...
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  • Ubwirakabiri of the Kingdom of Rwanda during the eighteenth century. He succeeded Kigeli III Ndabarasa. The start of his reign was supposedly marked by two eclipses...
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  • Nyinginya kings, namely: Ruganzu Ndoli; Cyilima Rujugira; Yuhi Gahindiro and Kigeli Rwabugili. Gahindiro is the one who broke the popular proverb: "Ak'i Muhana...
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