List of kings of Rwanda
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| Mwami of Rwanda | |
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| Style | His Majesty the Mwami |
| First monarch | Giganga I (1st Dynasty) |
| Last monarch | Kigeli V (3rd Dynasty) |
| Formation | Unknown |
| Abolition | January 28, 1961 |
| Residence | Nyanza, Rwanda |
| Pretender(s) | Mwami Kigeli V Ndahindurwa |
This page contains a list of Kings (Mwami, plural Abami) of Rwanda. The Kingdom of Rwanda was one of the oldest and the most centralized kingdoms in the history of Central and East Africa. Its state and affairs before King Gihanga is largely unconfirmed and highly shrouded in mythical tales.
Kings of Rwanda
1st Dynasty
- Gihanga
- Kanyarwanda I Gahima I
- Rumeza I
- Yuhi I Musindi
- Rumeza II[1]
- Nyarume[2]
- Rubanda[3]
- Ndahiro I Ruyange
- Ndahiro Ndoba
- Ndahiro Samembe
- Nsoro I Samukondo
- Ruganzu I Bwimba
- Cyilima Rugwe
2nd Dynasty
- Kigeli I Mukobanya (1378–1418)
- Mibambwe I Sekarongoro I Mutabazi (1418–1444)
- Yuhi wa II Gahima II (1444–1477)
- Ndahiro wa II Cyamatare (1477–1510)
3rd Dynasty
- Ruganzu II Ndoli (1510–1543)
- Mutara I Nsoro II Semugeshi (1543–1576)
- Kigeli II Nyamuheshera (1576–1609)
- Mibamwe II Sekarongoro II Gisanura (1609–1642)
- Yuhi III Mazimpaka (1642–1675)
- Cyilima II Rujugira (1675–1708)
- Kigeli wa III Ndabarasa (1708–1741)
- Mibambwe III Mutabazi II Sentabyo (1741–1746)
- Yuhi IV Gahindiro (1746–1802)
- Mutara II Rwogera (1802–1853)
- Kigeli IV Rwabugiri (1853–1895)
- Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa (1895 – November 1896)
- Yuhi wa V Musinga (November 1896 – 12 November 1931)
- Mutara III Rudahigwa (12 November 1931 – 25 July 1959)
- Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (15 July 1959 – 28 January 1961)
(On 28 January 1961 Rwanda became a republic, while Kigeli V Ndahindurwa still maintains his claim to the throne)
