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Mwami of Rwanda
Former Monarchy
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Rwanda
Last Monarch: Mwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (3rd Dynasty)
Style	{{{his/her}}} Majesty
First monarch	Mwami Ndahiro I (1st Dynasty)
Last monarch	Mwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (3rd Dynasty)
Style	His Majesty the Mwami of Rwanda
Official residence	Kigali, Rwanda
Monarchy started	c. 1350
Monarchy ended	January 28, 1961

This page contains a list of Kings (Mwami, plural Abami) of Rwanda. Note that the only evidence for the existence of the earlier monarchs comes from oral history sources. Their dates are very rough estimates.

Kings of Rwanda

1st Dynasty

• Ndahiro I: c.1350 – c.1386
• Ndoba: c.1386 – c.1410
• Samembe: c.1410 – c.1434
• Nsoro: c.1434 – c.1458
• Ruganzu I: 1458 - 1482
• Cyirima I: 1482 - 1506

2nd Dynasty

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

3rd Dynasty

• Ruganzu II: 1600 - 1624
• Mutara I: 1624 - 1648
• Kigeli II: 1648 - 1672
• Mibambwe II: 1672 - 1696
• Yuhi II: 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 (Rwabugiri): 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 (2009) still maintains his claim to the throne)

See also

• History of Rwanda
• Kingdom of Rwanda
• List of Presidents of Rwanda

External links

Royal Rwandan Association of Knighthood and Nobility

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