| Tenure
| Incumbent
| Notes
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| 1680 | Foundation of the Burundi kingdom
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| Mwami (Kings)
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| Baganwa Dynasty
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| c. 1680 to c. 1709 | Ntare III Rushatsi , Mwami |
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| c. 1709 to c. 1739 | Mwezi III Ndagushimiye , Mwami |
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| c. 1739 to c. 1767 | Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo, Mwami |
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| c. 1767 to c. 1796 | Mwambutsa III Syarushambo Butama, Mwami ( Mwambutsa III Mbariza) |
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| c. 1796 to c. 1850 | Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba, Mwami |
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| c. 1850 to 1884 | Mwezi IV Gisabo, Mwami | (contd.)
|
| German Suzerainty
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| Protectorate of Burundi
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| 1884 to 1 July 1890 | Mwezi IV Gisabo, Mwami | (contd.)
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| Incorporated into German East Africa
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| 1 July 1890 to 21 August 1908 | Mwezi IV Gisabo, Mwami | (contd.)
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| 1908 to 30 November 1915 | Mutaga IV Mbikije, Mwami |
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| 16 December 1915 to June 1916 | Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, Mwami |
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| Belgian Suzerainty
|
| June 1916 to 20 July 1922 | Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, Mwami | (contd.)
|
| Ruanda-Urundi League of Nations mandated territory
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| 20 July 1922 to 13 December 1946 | Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King | (contd.)
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| United Nations Trust Territory under Belgium
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| 13 December 1946 to January 1961 | Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King | (contd.)
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| The Kingdom of Burundi Autonomous
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| January 1961 to 1 July 1962 | Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King | (contd.)
|
| The Kingdom of Burundi Independence from Belgium
|
| 1 July 1962 to 8 July 1966 | Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King | (contd.); Deposed
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| 8 July/ 1 September 1966 to 28 November 1966 | Ntare V Ndizeye, King | Deposed
|