| Mwambutsa IV | |
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 Mwambutsa on a visit to Israel in 1962 | |
| King of Burundi | |
| Reign | 16 December 1915 – 8 July 1966 |
| Coronation | 16 December 1915 |
| Predecessor | Mutaga IV Mbikije |
| Successor | Ntare V Ndizeye |
| Prime ministers | |
| Born | Prince Bangiricenge of Burundi 6 May 1912 Nyabiyogi, Burundi, German East Africa |
| Died | 26 March 1977 (aged 64) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Burial | Meyrin, Switzerland |
| Spouse | Thérèse Kanyonga Baramparaye Ruhasha |
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| House | Ntwero |
| Father | Mutaga IV Mbikije |
| Mother | Princess Ngenzahago |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge (6 May 1912 – 26 March 1977) was the penultimate king (mwami) of Burundi who ruled between 1915 and 1966. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his father Mutaga IV Mbikije (reigned 1908–15).[1] Born while Burundi was under German colonial rule, Mwambutsa's reign mostly coincided with Belgian colonial rule (1916–62). The Belgians retained the monarchs of both Rwanda and Burundi under the policy of indirect rule.[1]