Rosa Paula Iribagiza

Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa
Crown Princess of Burundi
Head of the Royal House of Burundi
Period26 April 1977 – present
PredecessorKing Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge
Born (1934-03-20) 20 March 1934 (age 90)
Gitega, Kingdom of Burundi, Ruanda-Urundi
SpouseAndré Muhirwa
(m. 1952 - div. ?)
Frédéric Van de Sande
(m. 1984)
IssuePrince Rémy Iribagiza
Prince Charles Iribagiza
Princess Louise Iribagiza
Princess Michelle Iribagiza
Anita Iribagiza
Sheila Iribagiza-Kiliza
David Iribagiza-Kiliza
HouseNtwero
FatherKing Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge of Burundi
MotherThérèse Kanyonga
ReligionCatholicism

Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa (born 20 March 1934) is the current pretender to the throne of Burundi. She was a sister of Burundi's last king, Mwami Ntare V (who had overthrown their father Mwambutsa IV in 1966), who was executed in 1972. In 2009, the Crown Princess called for an investigation into the death of her brother.[1][citation needed] She served as member of the National Assembly of Burundi[2]

  1. ^ Burundi Quotidien (in French)
  2. ^ Inter-parliamentary Union. Assembly (2007). Summary Records of the ... Proceedings. Inter-parliamentary Union. p. 195. ISBN 978-92-9142-344-6. Retrieved 2023-10-22.

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