Rwanda

In the interior, along the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Tanzania, just southwest of Uganda. The region has been inhabited for centuries by two distinct tribal groups, the Tutsi (sometimes called Watusi), a Nilotic people who had formed an aristocratic warrior-caste in the region, and the Hutu, a Bantu people who were primarily agrarian peasantry. See also, Burundi.

Ruler Name	Start Year	End Year	Notes	Dynasty	Kingdom
Descendants of Ibimanuka gods.	? BCE	?	Wikipedia list is not as thorough as Bruce's, but there are many names on Wikipedia that cannot be found on Bruce's list. Will try to list both concurrently based on best guess.		Rwanda
Gihanga I	?	?			Rwanda
Kanyarwanda I	?	?			Rwanda
Kimari Cya Rurenge	?	?			Rwanda
Ndahiro I Bamara (Wamala)	?	?			Rwanda
Ruganzu I	?	?			Rwanda
Nyarume	?	?			Rwanda
Ntarama	?	?			Rwanda
Rubanda (Lugalbanda)	?	?			Rwanda
Rumeza I	?	?			Rwanda
Yuhi I Musindi	?	?			Rwanda
Rumeza II	?	?			Rwanda
Ndahiro II Ruyange	c. 1350	c. 1386		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Ndahiro III Ndoba	c. 1386	c. 1410		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Ndahiro IV Samembe	c. 1410	c. 1434		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Nsoro I Samukondo	c. 1434	c. 1438		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Nsoro II Byinshi	?	?			Rwanda
Ruganzu II Bwimba	c. 1438	c. 1482		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Cyilima I Rugwe	c. 1482	c. 1506		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Kigeli I Mukobanya (Kigeri)	c. 1506	c. 1528		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Mibambwe I Mutabaazi	c. 1528	c. 1552		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Yuhi II Gahima	c. 1552	c. 1576		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Ndahiro V Cyamatare	c. 1576	c. 1600		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Ruganza III Ndoli (Ndoori)	c. 1600	c. 1624		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Mutara I Semugeshi	c. 1624	c. 1648		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Kigeli II Nyamuheshera (Kigeri)	c. 1648	c. 1672		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Mibambwe II Gisanura	c. 1672	c. 1696		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Yuhi III Mazimpaka	c. 1696	c. 1720		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Kalemera Rwaka (Keremeera Rwaka)	c. 1720	c. 1744		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Cyilima II Rujugira	c. 1744	c. 1768		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Kigeli III Ndabarasa (Kigeri)	c. 1768	c. 1792		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Mibambwe III Seentaabyo	c. 1792	c. 1797		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Yuhi IV Gahindiro	c. 1797	c. 1830		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Mutara II Rwogera (Rwoogera)	c. 1830	1853		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Kigeli IV Rwabugiri (Kigeri)	1853	1895		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
To Germany	1890	1916	Claimed by Germany in 1890, but not under control of Germany until 1896.		Rwanda
Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa (Rutulindwa)	1895	1896		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Yuhi V Musinga	1896	1931	Opposed by Ndungutse.	Abanyiginya	Rwanda
Ndungutse	1911	1912	Opposed Yuhi V.		Rwanda
To Belgium	1916	1922			Rwanda
To League of Nations Mandate	1922	1946			Rwanda
Mutara III Rudahigwa	1931	1959		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
To UN Trust Territory	1946	1961			Rwanda
Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (Kigeri)	1959	1961		Abanyiginya	Rwanda
To Republic of Rwanda	1961	1962	Independent as part of Ruanda-Urundi.		Rwanda
Dominique Mbonyumutwa	1961	1961			Rwanda
Grégoire Kayibanda	1961	1973			Rwanda
To Republic of Rwanda	1962	Present	Independent.		Rwanda
Juvénal Habyarimana	1973	1994			Rwanda
Théodore Sindikubwabo	1994	1994			Rwanda
Pasteur Bizimungu	1994	2000			Rwanda
Paul Kagame	2000	Present	First Tutsi President.		Rwanda

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