Mutara III Rudahigwa

Mutara III Rudahigwa
Mutara III, c. 1931–1959
Mwami of Rwanda
Reign16 November 1931 – 25 July 1959
PredecessorYuhi V Musinga
SuccessorKigeli V Ndahindurwa
BornMarch 1911
Cyangugu, Kingdom of Rwanda
Died25 July 1959(1959-07-25) (aged 48)
Usumbura, Ruanda-Urundi
Burial
Nyanza District
Spouse
Nyiramakomali
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(m. 1933; div. 1941)​
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(after 1942)​
ClanAbanyiginya
FatherYuhi V Musinga
MotherRadegonde Nyiramavugo III Kankazi
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Mutara III Rudahigwa (March 1911 – 25 July 1959) was King (umwami) of Rwanda between 1931 and 1959. He was the first Rwandan king to bring Catholicism to the country, being baptised Charles Léon Pierre. He is thus sometimes referred to as Charles Mutara III Rudahigwa.

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