Yuhi V of Rwanda | |
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![]() Musinga (Yuhi) circa 1910 | |
Mwami of Rwanda | |
Reign | December 1896 – 12 November 1931[1][2] |
Predecessor | Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa |
Successor | Mutara III Rudahigwa |
Born | 1883 Kingdom of Rwanda |
Died | 13 January 1944 Moba, Belgian Congo | (aged 60–61)
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Issue | Mutara III Rudahigwa Kigeli V Ndahindurwa |
Clan | Abanyiginya |
Father | Kigeli IV Rwabugiri |
Mother | Nyirayuhi Kanjogera[4] |
Yuhi Musinga (Yuhi V of Rwanda, 1883 – 13 January 1944)[5] was a king (umwami) of Rwanda who came to power in 1896 and collaborated with the German government to strengthen his own kingship. In 1931 he was deposed by the Belgian administration because of his inability to work with subordinate chiefs and his refusal to be baptized a Roman Catholic. His eldest son, Mutara III Rudahigwa, succeeded him.