Kigeri V
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HM Kigeri V Ndahindurwa was King (Mwami) of Rwanda from 1959-1961. He was born in 1935 in Kamembe, Rwanda. His original name is Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa'.
When King Mutara Rudahigwa became king of Rwanda he made many changes - in 1954 he shared out of land between the Hutu and the Tutsi. The Tutsi were unhappy with this, which led to Mutara Rudahigwas assassination in 1959. Political instability and tribal conflict grew despite the efforts of his son, King Kigeri Ndahindurwa. An increasingly restive Hutu population, encouraged by the Belgian military, sparked a revolt in November 1959, resulting in the overthrow of King Kigeri V. His Majesty fled into exile to Uganda. Now he lives in Washington DC, in the United States. Internationaly he has traveled throughout, to speak on behalf of the Rwandan people and repeatedly called for peace and harmony between the different groups.