Mwami of Rwanda
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The Mwami of Rwanda was the traditional monarch and supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Rwanda prior to the establishment of the modern republic.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Tutsi aristocracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialFunction |
guardian of dynastic drums
ⓘ
presiding over royal rituals ⓘ |
| colonialRelationship |
subject to Belgian colonial rule
ⓘ
subject to German colonial rule ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryToday | Republic of Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Nyiginya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Gihanga I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasGenderedForm | King of Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedInstitution |
Rwandan chieftaincy system
ⓘ
Rwandan customary law ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Kigeli V Ndahindurwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastHolderEndTime | 1961 ⓘ |
| lastHolderStartTime | 1959 ⓘ |
| laterReligiousAffiliation | Roman Catholicism (for some holders) ⓘ |
| legalStatusUnderBelgium | indirect rule monarch ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
colonial era
ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Mwami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedInContext | Rwandan revolution ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedInEvent | Rwandan referendum on the monarchy ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedInYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| partOf | Rwandan monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn |
Kingdom of Rwanda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial Rwanda ⓘ pre-colonial Rwanda ⓘ |
| powerBase | central court aristocracy ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Rwandan traditional religion ⓘ |
| replacedBy | President of Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Nyanza royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
commander-in-chief of the Rwandan army
ⓘ
religious leader in Rwandan traditional religion ⓘ source of political authority ⓘ supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Rwanda ⓘ symbol of national unity ⓘ |
| ruledOverEthnicGroups |
Hutu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tutsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Twa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| successionSystem | patrilineal succession ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Kinyarwanda ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | centralized African kingdom ⓘ |
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