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    The Kingdom of Bugesera (Kinyarwanda: Ubugesera) was an independent Bantu kingdom that existed from the 16th to 18th century in Central Africa. Around...
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  • Bugesera may refer to: Bugesera District, Eastern Province, Rwanda Kingdom of Bugesera, 16th to 18th century kingdom in Central Africa Bugesera natural...
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    Bugesera is a district (akarere) in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamata. The district is named after the old Kingdom of Bugesera. The district...
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    Bututsi, Bweru and Buyenzi; and the Depressions of Moso in the east, Buragane in the south, and Bugesera in the north. Burundi may also be divided into...
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    under British administration) Bugabula Kingdom of Anfillo (late 16th century-late 19th century) Kingdom of Bugesera (16th century–1799 AD) (partitioned between...
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    Nyamata (category Bugesera District)
    sector in the Bugesera District, southeastern Rwanda. Nyamata literally means 'place of milk' from the two Kinyarwanda words nya- 'of' and amata 'milk'...
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  • The Bugesera invasion (French: Invasion de Bugesera), also known as the Bloody Christmas (French: Noël Rouge), was a military attack which was conducted...
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    The Kingdom of Rwanda was a Bantu kingdom in modern-day Rwanda, which grew to be ruled by a Tutsi monarchy. It was one of the oldest and the most centralized...
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    which later became part of Rwanda and Tanzania. Together with the Kingdom of Rwanda, he conquered and divided the Bugesera kingdom. However, Ntare IV's decisions...
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  • with Nsoro Nyabarega, the ruler of Bugesera. Eventually, around 1840, Ntare conquered the Buyogoma with the support of his son Rwasha. He achieved the greatest...
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  • was actually his son. They insist that he was son of the king of Bugesera, a kingdom located south of Kigali ruled by the Abahondogo clan. Cyirima stole...
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    Usangi Gizaka [fr] Igara Nshenyi Rujumbura Kajara Obwera Rukiga/Bushengyera Bugesera Karagwe Kimwani Bashi Bukunzi Kinkoko/Cyinkoko Buhoma Bahavu Bukerebe/Ukerebe...
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    Rwanda (redirect from Republic of Rwanda)
    2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020. Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), Republic of Rwanda (9 August 2017). "New Bugesera International Airport construction...
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    Kigali (redirect from Capital of Rwanda)
    conquest of Bugesera, marked the beginning of the Rwandan kingdom's dominance in the area. The capital of the kingdom was at Nyanza, in the south of the country...
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    Lake Muhazi (category Articles using infobox body of water without alt)
    eastward invasions, the retaking of Buganza and the conquest of Bugesera, marked the beginning of the Rwandan kingdom's dominance in the area. Lake Muhazi...
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  • other well developed states such as Gisaka, Bugesera, and Burundi was expansion carried out primarily by force of arms. Under the monarchy the economic imbalance...
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    Ruganzu II Ndoli (category Kings of Rwanda)
    and inexperienced. Ruganzu also assisted the King of Bugesera, Rwayitare, to attack and win the King of Burundi Ntare II Kibogora, whom they had disputes...
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  • Africa Addio (category Films shot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Portuguese settlers were hated and shunned in return. In the middle of the Bugesera invasion in Rwanda during January 1964, the Watusi are pursued by the...
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  • Félicien Muhitira (category People from Bugesera District)
    Muhitira Personal information Born (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) Gashora, Bugesera, Rwanda Sport Sport Track and field Event(s) 5000 m, 10,000 m...
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  • Banyarwanda (redirect from People of Rwanda)
    neighbouring kingdoms, Bugesera and Gisaka. The kingdom was invaded by the Banyoro around 1600, and the kings forced to flee westward, but the kingdom survived...
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    Belgian promotion of Tutsi political domination served as a prime catalyst of growing ethnic resentments. The Belgians dismantled Hutu kingdoms that had maintained...
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  • Qatar Airways (category Airlines of Qatar)
    purchased a 60% stake in Rwanda's new $1.3 billion international airport, Bugesera International Airport. The MoU signed between Qatar Airways and the Rwandan...
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    The cuisine of Rwanda is based on local staple foods produced by the traditional subsistence-level agriculture and has historically varied across different...
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  • coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of airports in Rwanda, sorted by location. Airport names shown in bold have scheduled...
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  • RwandAir (category Airlines of Rwanda)
    2020, two months after Qatar Airways purchased a 60% stake in Rwanda's Bugesera International Airport, the Qatari state-owned airline purchased a 49% stake...
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    1959 – July 1, 1961 Rwandan Revolution January 28, 1961 Coup of Gitarama 1963 Bugesera invasion July 5, 1973 1973 Rwandan coup d'état 1990 – 1994 Rwandan...
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    the Burundi-based rebels launched a large-scale surprise attack, seizing Bugesera and advancing to positions near Kigali. The ill-equipped and poorly-organised...
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    attacks against the Hutu-dominated Rwanda, including the December 1963 Bugesera invasion. Tutsi who emigrated to the Congo before Congolese independence...
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    their home country without success, most prominently during the Bugesera invasion of December 1963. Frustrated that Congolese authorities hampered their...
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  • origins of the Hutu, Tutsi and Twa peoples is a major issue of controversy in the histories of Rwanda and Burundi, as well as the Great Lakes region of Africa...
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