Urutonde rw'Abami bayoboye u Rwanda

Uru rupapuro rugizwe n'urutonde rw'abami (mwami, plural abami) bu Rwanda. The Kingdom of Rwanda 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 is largely unconfirmed and highly shrouded in mythical tales.



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 is largely unconfirmed and highly shrouded in mythical tales.

Due to a lack of clarification surrounding the oral traditions, many different dates are suggested for the reigns of the kings. This article, from Ruganzu II Ndoli onwards, uses the chronology of Jan Vansina, who has written much on the histories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.

King of Rwanda

# Name  Term of office1Ndahiro Mimi1350 - 13862Ndoba1386 - 14103Samembe1410 - 14344Nsoro1434  —14585 Ruganzu I  1458 – 14826 Cyirima I  1482 – 15067 Kigeri I  1506 –  15288 Mibambwe I  1528 – 15529 Yuhi I  1552 – 157610 Ndahiro II  1576 – 160011 Ruganzu II  1600 – 162412 Mutara I  1624 – 164813 Kigeri II  1648 – 167214 Mibambwe II  1672 – 169615 Yuhi II  1696 – 172016 Karemeera  1720 – 174417 Cyirima II  1744 – 176818 Kigeri III  1768 – 179219 Mibambwe III  1792 – 179720 Yuhi III  1797 – 183021 Mutara II  1830 – 185322 Kigeri IV  1853 – 189523 Mibambwe IV  1895 –  189624 Yuhi V 1896 –  191625Kabare                      1896 —191626Kanyogera (Nyirayuhi V)1896 —191627Ruhinankiko1896 —191627Yuhi V1916 —193128Radegonde Nyiramavugo Kankazi1916 —193129Mukashema1916 —193130Nyirakabuga1916 —193131Yuhi V1916 —193132Nyiramakomali1931— 193133 Mutara III 1931 – 195934Rosalie Gicanda1959 — 195935 Kigeri V 1959 – 1961

 Pretenders since 1961 
On 28 January 1961, during the Rwandan Revolution, the country abolished its monarchy and became a republic (retroactively approved by a 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 16 October 2016 in Washington, D.C. On 9 January 2017, the Royal Council of Abiru announced Prince Emmanuel Bushayija as the new heir to the throne. Prince Emmanuel adopted the regnal name Yuhi VI.

See also

 History of Rwanda
 Kingdom of Rwanda
 List of presidents of Rwanda
 Prime Minister of Rwanda

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 References 



See also
History of Rwanda
Kingdom of Rwanda
Perezida wa Repubulika y’u Rwanda
Prime Minister of Rwanda