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Mwambutsa IV of Burundi

1912 - 1977

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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). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mwambutsa IV of Burundi is the 10,749th most popular politician (up from 13,268th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Burundi (up from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Burundian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi ranks 10,749 out of 19,576. Before her are Ali Nasir Muhammad, Pedro González de Mendoza, Catherine of Mecklenburg, Vasiliy Ulrikh, Maryam Rajavi, and Bisinus. After her are Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, Verina, Pribislav of Mecklenburg, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Élisabeth de Bourbon, and Christoph Blocher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi ranks 160. Before her are Michele Andreolo, Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, Jure Francetić, Hasan Salama, Khalid Bakdash, and Henry Armstrong. After her are Kurt Sanderling, Günter Wand, Svetozar Vukmanović, Wilfrid Sellars, Rudolf Vytlačil, and Võ Chí Công. Among people deceased in 1977, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi ranks 114. Before her are Richard Carlson, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Son Ngoc Thanh, Delmer Daves, Dietrich von Hildebrand, and Alexander Tcherepnin. After her are Henri Langlois, Mirzo Tursunzoda, Rudolf Vytlačil, E. F. Schumacher, Lūcija Garūta, and Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten.

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In Burundi

Among people born in Burundi, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi ranks 5 out of 21. Before her are Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Pierre Nkurunziza (1963), Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946), and Pierre Buyoya (1949). After her are Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), and Khadja Nin (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Burundi

Among politicians born in Burundi, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi ranks 5. Before her are Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Pierre Nkurunziza (1963), Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946), and Pierre Buyoya (1949). After her are Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), and Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972).

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