Back موتارا الثالث من رواندا Arabic موتارا التالت من رواندا ARZ Mutara III Rudahigwa Catalan Mutara III. Rudahigwa German Mutara III Rudahigwa Spanish Mutara III French Mutara III Rudahigwa ID Mutara III del Ruanda Italian ムタラ3世 Japanese Mutara III van Rwanda Dutch
| Mutara III Rudahigwa | |
|---|---|
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| Mwami of Rwanda | |
| Reign | 16 November 1931 – 25 July 1959 |
| Predecessor | Yuhi V Musinga |
| Successor | Kigeli V Ndahindurwa |
| Born | March 1911 Cyangugu, Kingdom of Rwanda, German East Africa |
| Died | 25 July 1959 (aged 48) Usumbura, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Clan | Abanyiginya |
| Father | Yuhi V Musinga |
| Mother | Radegonde Nyiramavugo III Kankazi |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Mutara III Rudahigwa (March 1911[1] – 25 July 1959) was King (umwami) of Rwanda between 1931 and 1959. He was the first Rwandan king to be baptised: Roman Catholicism took hold in Rwanda during his reign. His Christian names were Charles Léon Pierre; he is sometimes referred to as Charles Mutara III Rudahigwa.