King Mwami MweziIV Gisabo Bikata-Bijoga (c. 1840–1908) was the last independent ruler ofBurundi before its colonization by the German Empire. He ascended...
Mutaga IV Mbikije (c. 1892 – 30 November 1915) was the king ofBurundi from 21 August 1908 until 30 November 1915. He was the son of Mwami MweziIV. He inherited...
Ntare IV Runzi (Rutaganzwa Rugamba): c. 1830–c. 1850 MweziIV Gisabo Bikata-Bijoga: c. 1850–1908 Mutaga IV Mbikije: c. 1908–1915 Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge...
MweziIVofBurundi was wary of the Europeans, resisting initial attempts by Christian missionaries to proselytize the population. In 1890, Burundi was...
king ofBurundi from 1739 to 1767. He succeeded king Mwezi III Ndagushimiye. His predecessor as king ofBurundi was his father Mwezi III ofBurundi. In...
Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba was the king ofBurundi from 1796 to 1850. He was the son of king Mwambutsa I Mbariza. He achieved the greatest expansion in...
Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge (6 May 1912 – 26 March 1977) was the penultimate king (mwami) ofBurundi who ruled between 1915 and 1966. He succeeded to the...
Mutamo Mwezi III Ndagushimiye ofBurundiMweziIV Gisabo ofBurundi Ntare I Kivimira Savuyimba Semunganzashamba Rushatsi Cambarantama Ntare IV Rutaganzwa...
entering the Kingdom of Burundi by a successful campaign of resistance led by mwami (king) MweziIV Gisabo. However, they did establish settlements at Ujiji...
Nandabunga was a chief of Buyenzi-Bweru in Ngozi, today in Burundi. She was a daughter ofMweziIVofBurundi, and was noted because she accomplished what...
the Burundian king MweziIV Gisabo opposed all European influence, refusing to wear European clothing and resisting the advance of European missionaries...
Cambarantama was the king ofBurundi from 1680 to 1709. He was a legendary descendant of the Ntwero family, and the first king ofBurundi. Ntare established...
of Burundi – 1908–1915 MweziIV Gisabo, ex king ofBurundi – 1915–1916 MweziIV Gisabo, ex king ofBurundi – 1916–1922 Mutaga IV Mbikije, ex king of Burundi...
Mwambutsa I Mbariza was the ruler of the Kingdom ofBurundi from 1767 to 1796. His only son was Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba. He succeeded Mwami Mutaga...
enemies ofMweziIVofBurundi aligning with the Germans in their attempts to oust Mwezi from power. The Germans were in the kingdom because of a personal...
in February 1899. A man by the name Mwami MweziIV Gisabo tried to run them off his property by the use of charms and supernatural threats, but he was...
Ririkumutima Bizima Bitazimiza Mwezi, commonly known as Ririkumutima, (died 28 July 1917) was Queen Regent ofBurundi from 1908 to her death. She was...
Esther Kamatari grew up in Burundi as a member of the royal family. She was educated at l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration du Burundi. Following independence...
pretender to the throne ofBurundi. She was a sister ofBurundi's last king, Mwami Ntare V (who had overthrown their father Mwambutsa IV in 1966), who was executed...
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Cambarantama, King (c.1530–c.1550) Mwezi I Baridamunka, King (c.1550–c.1580) Mutaga I Mutabazi, King (c.1580–c.1600) Rwanda Kingdom of Rwanda (complete list) –...
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subchief of Burundian King MweziIV Gisabo from the Banyakarama Dynasty, who established himself with his adherents on the right bank of the Ruzizi River. The...