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 Usumbura, Ruanda-Urundi | (aged 48)
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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.