1840 - 1895
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1839
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| Birthplace |
Kingdom of Rwanda
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| Died |
November, 1895
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| Place of Death |
Congo Free State
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| Occupation |
Royalty
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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 kings in a ruling dynasty that had traced its lineage back to Gihanga, who is one of the first 'historical' kings of Rwanda whose exploits are celebrated in oral chronicles. He was a Tutsi with the birth name Sezisoni Rwabugiri. He was the first king in Rwanda's history to come into contact with Europeans. He established an army equipped with guns he obtained from Germans and prohibited most foreigners, especially Arabs, from entering his kingdom.
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