Mutara III Rudahigwa

Mutara III Rudahigwa (March 1911 – 25 July 1959) was King (umwami) of Rwanda between 1931 and 1959. He was the first Rwandan king to be baptised, and Roman Catholicism took hold in Rwanda during his reign. His Christian names were Charles Léon Pierre, and he is sometimes referred to as Charles Mutara III Rudahigwa.

Mutara III Rudahigwa
Mwami of Rwanda
Reign16 November 1931 – 25 July 1959
PredecessorYuhi V Musinga
SuccessorKigeli V Ndahindurwa
BornMarch 1911
Cyangugu, Kingdom of Rwanda, German East Africa
Died25 July 1959(1959-07-25) (aged 48)
Usumbura, Ruanda-Urundi
Burial
Nyanza district
Spouse
Nyiramakomali
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(m. 1933; div. 1941)​
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    (after 1942)​
    ClanAbanyiginya
    FatherYuhi V of Rwanda
    MotherRadegonde Nyiramavugo III Kankazi
    ReligionRoman Catholicism
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