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1 List of Rulers and Heads of State of Burundi

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

1.1 Kingdom of Burundi

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




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