Last King of Rwanda Kigeli V dies
Q. The last king of Rwanda has died. Who was he?- Published on 19 Oct 16a. Kigeli VI
b. Kigeli V
c. Kigeli IV
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Kigeli V
The last king of Rwanda Kigali V who ruled the east African nation for less than a year before being forced into exile settled in the US has died at the age of 80
- Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, King Kigeli came to power in 1959 and was forced to leave the country the following year after clashing with the Belgian colonial power.
- In 1961, the monarchy was abolished.
- "He was a devout and dedicated believer and the last anointed African Roman Catholic king to reign over a full country,” the website of the late Rwandan king said
- King Kigali came to power after succeeding half brother Mutara III who died under unclear circumstances following the Hutu social revolution
- He was an ethnic Tutsi
- In Sept 1961. the monarchy was abolished by referendum and Rwanda gained independence in the following year
- Since 1994 and the rise of the current President Paul Kagame’s Rwandan Patriotic Front emerged from a former Tutsi rebellion
- Every effort fell by the wayside though RPF authorities committed to their willingness for the king to return.
