Research Paper On King Mudahigwa

King Mutara III Rudahigwa Charles Léon Pierre was born in 1911. He was 48 years old when he died in Bujumbura on July 25, 1959. He was the son of King Yuhi IV Musinga and Nyiramavugo Kankazi Redegonde. He became the King on November 16, 1931 after his father was overthrown on November 13, 1931. During his rule, King Rudahigwa greatly advocated for the welfare of Rwandans and independence. He married Nyiramakomali on October 15, 1933 and they separated in 1940. He re-married Rosalie Gicanda on January 18, 1942. There were no children in both marriages. Rosalie Gicanda was murdered on April 22, 1994 during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. King Mutara was much loved by Rwandans because he contributed to the development of Rwanda. He was a mediator between the Belgian colonialists and the Catholic Church and highly advocated for the welfare of Rwandans by promoting democracy and fighting against injustice through the King’s Court. He worked hard to educate Rwandans through the establishment of the Mutara Fund and later set up the Islamic college in Nyamirambo-a Kigali City Suburb and another school in Kanyanza. He offered scholarships to many Rwandans to study in Europe. Under his reign, he banned all

She was a nice neighbor of ours. She used to call me a thousand nicknames. One morning, though, she came to our home crying as a baby. I imagined she probably had lost her daughter or her granddaughter. No, nothing like that had happened. But she had heard that the king of Rwanda, Mutara III Rudahigwa had died in unexpected circumstances in the neighboring Burundi. You may wonder why a Hutu woman was crying because a Tutsi king had died. Simply put, because Hutu and Tutsi alike, loved their king, and considered him a unifying factor. Traditionally the king was enthroned from father to son, and was only originated from the Nyiginya family of Abahindiro. He was king for all Rwandans and even was believed to be of heavenly