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King Lwegeleza III on the day of his coronation in 1997.
The Vira people or Bavira (in the plural) are one of the most numerous ethnic groups in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[citation needed] These people are located in the region of Uvira in the East of the country, on the northeast coast of Lake Tanganyika at the border with Burundi. The Bavira are also known in the name of Benembuga in Kivira (Bavira language) which means "authentic Uvira citizens."
The current king of the Bavira is Lwegeleza III (Edmond). He succeeded his father Mwami Lenghe Rugaza, who was assassinated in 1997 in the violent disorder which took place after the liberation of the DRC by Laurent-Désiré Kabila.
The Virapeople or Bavira (in the plural) are one of the most numerous ethnic groups in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[citation needed]...
Look up vira in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vira may refer to: Vira, Ariège, a commune in the Ariège department, France Vira (Gambarogno), a municipality...
around the Ulindi River in the mountainous hinterland, the Fuliiru and Virapeople occupied Uvira. The preeminent genesis of the Bafuliiru Chiefdom, prior...
the people residing in the region. Fuliiru people Shi language Holoholo language Kabwari language Virapeople Lega people Hunde people Nyanga people Amba...
Dharma Vira OBE, ICS (20 January 1906 – 16 September 2000) was an Indian civil servant and politician who served as the governor of Punjab, Haryana, West...
Ruchi Vira is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.She represents the Bijnor constituency of Uttar...
Bhaskar Vira is an Indian academic, professor of Political Economy, and the current Pro Vice Chancellor for Education for Cambridge University. From 2019...
Raghu Vira (30 December 1902 – 14 May 1963) was an Indian linguist, scholar, politician, and member of the Constituent Assembly. He was one of the editors...
The Vira Nirvana Samvat (era) is a calendar era beginning on 7 October 527 BCE. It commemorates the nirvana of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. This...
inhabited by the Lega people; Fizi of the Bembe people, the Babwari people and the Banyindu people; and Uvira, inhabited by the Virapeople, Bafuliro and Barundi...
Vira Narasimha Malla (Nepali: वीर नरसिंह मल्ल) was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He succeeded Indra Malla and reigned in 1709. The origin...
Vira Hyrych (Ukrainian: Віра Гирич; also transliterated Vira Ghyrytch; 12 September 1967 – 28 April 2022) was a Ukrainian journalist and radio producer...
Vira Varma was the second ranking prince of Kottayam and last Raja of Kurumbranad. He is more famous as the uncle of his better known nephew Pazhassi Raja...
Vira Mahindra Malla, also known as Mahendra Malla, (Nepali: वीर महेन्द्र मल्ल) was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He succeeded Vira Narasimha...
presence around the shores of Lake Tanganyika. In the 17th century, the Virapeople journeyed from Lwindi (now Lwindi Chiefdom), near the Ulindi River in...
Константин - Constantine). Sometimes they can also be of Slavic origin (Віра - Vira, Володимир - Vladimir) and of Bulgarian origin (Марин - Marin). Recently...
Vira Opanasivna Naydyonova (Ukrainian: Віра Опанасівна Найдьонова; 5 August 1948 – 30 April 2016) was a Ukrainian industrialist and manager who directed...
The Bantu peoples are an ethnolinguistic grouping of approximately 400 distinct native African ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages. The languages...
local population. The village is occupied by the Fuliiru and Virapeople, Bantu-speaking people who live on the high plateaus situated to the east of the...
carried out a week-long investigation. After interviewing more than 100 people—including eyewitnesses, palace officials, guards, and staff—they concluded...
briefly made the Pandyas submit to the Chola overlordship. The Hoysalas, under Vira Someswara, were quick to intervene and this time they sided with the Pandyas...
Parliament of Vanuatu from Ambae. Garae, Len (2016-02-16). "Chief Tarilama honours MP Alickson Vira". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-09-02. v t e...
Vira Ostapivna Selianska (Ukrainian: Ві́ра Оста́півна Селя́нська, pen name Vira Vovk (Ukrainian: Ві́ра Вовк; 2 January 1926 – 16 July 2022) was a Ukrainian...
chief Biddanda Bopu, who was the commander-in-chief for the army of Dodda Vira Rajendra, and his son Biddanda Somaiah. On the samadhi of Biddanda Bopu,...
Vira Ageyeva (Ukrainian: Віра Павлівна Агеєва, born 1958) is a Ukrainian literary critic and philologist. In 1990, she and other scholars established the...
Dharamvir Gandhi (born 1 June 1951) is an Indian politician and was earlier a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He was a Member of Parliament from Patiala...
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