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Mutara III Rudahigwa

1911 - 1959

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Mutara III Rudahigwa (March 1911 – 25 July 1959) was King (umwami) of Rwanda between 1931 and 1959. He was the first Rwandan king to bring Catholicism to the country, being baptised Charles Léon Pierre. He is thus sometimes referred to as Charles Mutara III Rudahigwa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mutara III Rudahigwa is the 8,478th most popular politician (up from 12,777th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Rwanda (up from 11th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mutara III Rudahigwa ranks 8,478 out of 19,576Before him are Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł, Macrianus Minor, Marcel Ciolacu, Khema, Elihu Root, and Sarduri I. After him are Tự Đức, Vladimir Nazor, Helena Kantakouzene, Abd al-Rahman V, Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, and Ii Naosuke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Mutara III Rudahigwa ranks 116Before him are Roberto Matta, Danny Kaye, Franz Binder, Joseph Luns, Nicolae Kovács, and André Navarra. After him are Karl Frenzel, Renée Simonot, Son Sann, Renato Guttuso, Martin Sandberger, and Infanta María Cristina of Spain. Among people deceased in 1959, Mutara III Rudahigwa ranks 66Before him are Bak Jungyang, Enrique Guaita, George Reeves, Aleksandar Tsankov, Jean Behra, and Karl Mauss. After him are Dmitry Manuilsky, Victor McLaglen, Benjamin Péret, Kathryn Adams, Werner Krauss, and Adolf Ziegler.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Mutara III Rudahigwa ranks 4 out of 28Before him are Paul Kagame (1957), Juvénal Habyarimana (1937), and Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936). After him are Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Félicien Kabuga (1933), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Paul Rusesabagina (1954), and Scholastique Mukasonga (1956).

Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Mutara III Rudahigwa ranks 4Before him are Paul Kagame (1957), Juvénal Habyarimana (1937), and Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936). After him are Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Édouard Ngirente (1973), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921).