English: Our Rwanda | |
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Former national anthem of Rwanda | |
Lyrics | Abanyuramatwi and Michael Habarurema, 1962 |
Music | Abanyuramatwi and Michael Habarurema, 1960 |
Adopted | 1962[1] |
Relinquished | January 1, 2002[1] |
Succeeded by | "Rwanda Nziza" |
Audio sample | |
Instrumental rendition |
"Rwanda Rwacu" (Kinyarwanda: [ɾɡwɑːndɑ ɾɡwɑtʃu], French: "Notre Rwanda", lit. '"Our Rwanda"') was the national anthem of Rwanda from 1962 to January 1, 2002, when it was replaced with "Rwanda Nziza".