Yuhi V Musinga

Yuhi V of Rwanda
Musinga (Yuhi) circa 1910
Mwami of Rwanda
ReignDecember 1896 – 12 November 1931[1][2]
PredecessorMibambwe IV Rutarindwa
SuccessorMutara III Rudahigwa
Born1883
Kingdom of Rwanda
Died13 January 1944(1944-01-13) (aged 60–61)
Moba, Belgian Congo
Spouse
  • Radegonde Nyiramavugo Kankazi[3]
  • Mukashema
  • Nyirakabuga
IssueMutara III Rudahigwa
Kigeli V Ndahindurwa
ClanAbanyiginya
FatherKigeli IV Rwabugiri
MotherNyirayuhi 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.

  1. ^ "The Kings of Rwanda - Fathers of a Nation Part II: Beneath the Banner of Christ the King - H. M. King Kigeli V".
  2. ^ Frank K. Rusagara (2009). Resilience of a Nation: A History of the Military in Rwanda. Fountain Publishers. p. 99. ISBN 9789970190010.
  3. ^ "La Revue Coloniale Belge". La Revue Coloniale Belge. No. 78–101. 1949. p. 314.
  4. ^ Alison Des Forges (2011). Defeat Is the Only Bad News. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780299281434.
  5. ^ Profile of Yuhi Musinga