Mwambutsa IV of Burundi

Mwambutsa IV
Mwambutsa IV
	Mwambutsa on a visit to Israel in 1962
King of Burundi
Reign	16 December 1915 – 8 July 1966
Coronation	16 December 1915
Predecessor	Mutaga IV Mbikije
Successor	Ntare V Ndizeye
Prime ministers	See list Joseph Cimpaye; Louis Rwagasore; André Muhirwa; Pierre Ngendandumwe; Albin Nyamoya; Pié Masumbuko (Acting); Joseph Bamina; Léopold Biha;
Born	Prince Bangiricenge of Burundi; 6 May 1912; Nyabiyogi, Burundi, German East Africa
Died	26 March 1977 (aged 64); Geneva, Switzerland
Burial	Meyrin, Switzerland
Spouse	Thérèse Kanyonga; Baramparaye Ruhasha
Issue	Louis Rwagasore; Rosa Paula Iribagiza; Régine Kanyange; Charles Ndizeye (Ntare V);
House	Ntwero
Father	Mutaga IV Mbikije
Mother	Princess Ngenzahago
Religion	Catholicism

Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge (6 May 1912 – 26 March 1977) was the penultimate king of Burundi (or mwami) who ruled between 1915 and 1966. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his father Mutaga IV Mbikije (reigned 1908–15).^[1] Born while Burundi was under German colonial rule, Mwambutsa's reign mostly coincided with Belgian colonial rule (1916–62). The Belgians retained the monarchs of both Rwanda and Burundi under the policy of indirect rule.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Dictionary of African Biography 2008.

[FOOTNOTEDictionary_of_African_Biography2008-1] Dictionary of African Biography 2008.

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