Nyiginya

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Royal dynasty of the Kingdom of Rwanda

The Nyiginya or Banyiginya were a royal Tutsi clan in pre-colonial Rwanda. They ruled the Kingdom of Rwanda until 28 January 1961, when Kigeli V Ndahindurwa was deposed as part of the Coup of Gitarama.

Further reading

  • Vansina, Jan. 2004. Antecedents to Modern Rwanda : The Nyiginya Kingdom. Africa and the Diaspora. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press.
  • Delmas, Léon. 1950. Généalogies de la noblesse du Ruanda: (les Batutsi). Vicariat apostolique du Ruanda, Kabgayi.


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