This page contains a list of Kings (Mwami, plural Abami) of Rwanda. See also lists of incumbents, list of Presidents of Rwanda. Note that the only evidence for the existence of the earlier monarchs comes for oral history sources. Some historians believe them to be purely mythological. Even if they do exist their dates are very rough estimates. These are lists of incumbents, i. ... This page contains a list of presidents of Rwanda. ... Oral history is an account of something passed down by word of mouth from one generation to another. ...

Kings of Rwanda

1st Dynasty

• Yuhi I
• Ndahiro I
• Nsoro
• Ruganzu I: 1438 - 1482
• Cyirima I: 1482 - 1506

Events Pachacuti who would later create Tahuantinsuyu, or Inca Empire became the ruler of Cuzco In Italy, the siege of Brescia by the condottieri troops of Niccolò Piccinino was raised after the arrival of Scaramuccia da Forlì. January 1 - Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Hungary March 18 - Albert... Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ... 1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2nd Dynasty

• Kigeli I: 1506 - 1528
• Mibabwe I: 1528 - 1552
• Yuhi II: 1552 - 1576
• Ndahiro II: 1576 - 1600

Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... 1600 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

3rd Dynasty

• Ruganzu II: 1600 - 1624
• Mutara I: 1624 - 1648
• Kigeli II: 1648 - 1672
• Mibambwe II: 1672 - 1696
• Yuhi III: 1696 - 1720
• Karemeera: 1720 - 1744
• Cyirima II: 1744 -1768
• Kigeli III: 1768 - 1792
• Mibabwe III: 1792 - 1797
• Yuhi III: 1797 - 1830
• Mutara II: 1830 - 1853
• Kigeli IV: 1853 - 1895
• Mibambwe IV: 1895 - November 1896
• Yuhi IV: November 1896 - November 12, 1931
• Mutara III: November 12, 1931 - July 25, 1959
• Kigeli V: July 25, 1959 - January 28, 1961 (In 1961, Rwanda became a republic, while Kigeli (2006) still maintains his claim to the throne)

Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... 1648 (MDCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Yuhi III Gahindiro was the king of Rwanda from circa 1797 to 1830, according to Rwanda tradition. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10 - Thomas Mifflin, fifth President... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Yuhi III Gahindiro was the king of Rwanda from circa 1797 to 1830, according to Rwanda tradition. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Mutara II Rwogera was the King of Rwanda from 1802 to 1853. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Kigeri IV King of Rwanda ruled the country from 1853 to 1895. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Mwami Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa was the King of Rwanda 1895-1896. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Yuhi IV Musinga, Mwami of Rwanda, became king in 1896, and collaborated with the Germans in order to strengthen his own kingship. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... HM Mutara III. (or Rudahigwa) (1912? - 1959) was the king of Rwanda between 1931 and 1959. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 25 is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

External link

Royal Rwandan Association of Knighthood and Nobility

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