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Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge of Burundi

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King of Burundi (1912-1977)

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Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge 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. Born while Burundi was under German colonial rule, Mwambutsa's reign mostly coincided with Belgian colonial rule (1916-62).

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Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge 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. 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.

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Lived 1912 to 1977 · aged 64
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