Kigeli V of Rwanda

Rwandan king

Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa; 29 June 1936 – 16 October 2016) was the last ruling King (Mwami) of Rwanda, from 28 July 1959 until the end of the UN-mandate with Belgian administration and the declaration of an independent Republic of Rwanda 1 July 1962.

On 25 September 1961, a referendum voted for the abolition of the Rwandan monarchy following the Rwandan revolution.