Mwambutsa IV of Burundi

Mwambutsa IV
Mwambutsa on a visit to Israel in 1962
King of Burundi
Reign16 December 1915 – 8 July 1966
Coronation16 December 1915
PredecessorMutaga IV Mbikije
SuccessorNtare V Ndizeye
Prime ministers
BornPrince Bangiricenge of Burundi
(1912-05-06)6 May 1912
Nyabiyogi, Burundi, German East Africa
Died26 March 1977(1977-03-26) (aged 64)
Geneva, Switzerland
Burial
Meyrin, Switzerland
SpouseThérèse Kanyonga
Baramparaye Ruhasha
Issue
HouseNtwero
FatherMutaga IV Mbikije
MotherPrincess Ngenzahago
ReligionCatholicism

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]