The Banyarwanda (Kinyarwanda: Abanyarwanda, plural; Umunyarwanda, singular) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic supraethnicity. The Banyarwanda are also minorities...
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The term Banyarwanda refers to Rwandan colonials or nationals who, between the end of World War I and 1960 emigrated to the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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plateau. The name was chosen in the early 1970s to avoid being called "Banyarwanda" and seen as foreigners in what was then Zaire. In 1976, the word "Banyamulenge"...
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country in Africa Banyarwanda, inhabitants of the country Rwanda and those of Rwandan ethnicity. Kinyarwanda, the language of the Banyarwanda, sometimes known...
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Imana (redirect from Creator deity in Kingdom of Banyarwanda Banyarwanda)
the free dictionary. Imana is the creator deity in the traditional Banyarwanda and Barundi religion in Rwanda and Burundi and other related ethnic groups...
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absorbed into the Bafuliiru communities and later known as Bazige clan. The Banyarwanda also appeared before European penetration. They left the country under...
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Rwandans are drawn from just one cultural and linguistic group, the Banyarwanda. However, within this group there are three subgroups: the Hutu, Tutsi...
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Bakiga Bakonzo Banyabindi Banyabutumbi Banyankore Banyara Banyaruguru Banyarwanda Banyole Banyoro Baruli Barundi Basamia Basoga Basongora Batagwenda Batoro...
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and the Banyarwanda in the Eastern region of Congo of Kivu. When colonial boundaries were drawn in the late nineteenth century many Banyarwanda found themselves...
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Kingdom of Rwanda (redirect from Kingdom of Banyarwanda)
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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specifically the newly-established province of North Kivu, between the Banyarwanda and indigenous groups within North Kivu including the Hunde and Nande...
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penetration, the Banyarwanda, now commonly referred to as "Banyamulenge", emerged as a significant group in the region. The term "Banyarwanda" includes Hutus...
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entered Kampala in 1986, about a quarter of its 16,000 combatants were Banyarwanda[citation needed], while Fred Rwigema was its deputy commander. The NRA...
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of Rwanda share a common language and are collectively known as the Banyarwanda. The population coalesced, first into clans (ubwoko), and then, by 1700...
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The appointment of a Hutu Banyarwanda was designed to bring them into an alliance with the predominantly Tutsi Banyarwanda led RCD and their Tutsi Rwandan...
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arrived as part of the Mission d'immigration des Banyarwanda (MIB), a movement to transplant Banyarwanda to the Belgian Congo driven by the Belgian colonial...
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minority Tutsi in North Kivu and Kalehe in South Kivu – being part of the Banyarwanda (Hutu and Tutsi) community. These are not Banyamulenge. Most of the Banyarwandans...
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three indigenous groups that make up the Bafumbira, they are essentially Banyarwanda and speak Kinyarwanda. The Bafumbira were part of the Kingdom of Rwanda...
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granted Zairean nationality to all Banyarwanda. In the same year, Banyarwanda changed their eponym from "Banyarwanda" to "Banyamulenge" to distinguish...
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Fuliiro, Bavira and Bembe people in the southern part of South Kivu; the Banyarwanda/Barundi people in the neighboring countries, and are close neighbours...
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Northern Ndebele, Bakalanga, numerous minor groups. Rwanda 11 76% 11 J Banyarwanda Burundi 10 78% 10 J Barundi Cameroon 22 30% 6 A Bulu, Duala, Ewondo,...
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Uvira (section Barundi and Banyarwanda immigration)
of the 19th century, the region experienced an influx of Barundi and Banyarwanda immigrants. The Barundi immigrants were predominantly Tutsis, accompanied...
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book, The Politics and Empowerment of Banyarwanda Refugees in Uganda, 1959–2001, Mushemeza explores how Banyarwanda refugees achieved reasonable levels...
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Kinyarwanda Rwandan Ikinyarwanda Native to Rwanda, Uganda, DR Congo Ethnicity Banyarwanda Native speakers 15 million (2014–2022) Language family Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo...
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resistance and resilience. The Bahunde have been in conflict with the Banyarwanda of Rwanda many times long before independence, in particular with the...
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Cahiers africains/Afrika studies, 14, 1995, 171 p. Willame, Jean-Claude, Banyarwanda et Banyamulenge : Violences ethniques et gestion de l'identitaire au...
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Romania Romanian Romanians Russia Russian Russians Rwanda Rwandan Rwandans Banyarwanda Saba Saban Saba Dutch Saint Barthélemy Barthélemois Barthélemois Barthélemoises...
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Obote denounced Museveni's National Resistance Army (NRA) as composed of Banyarwanda. Subsequently, a failed attempt to force all Rwandan refugees into refugee...
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To accommodate the Banyarwanda immigrants, the Belgian colonizers instituted "atypical chefferies [chiefdoms]" for Banyarwanda, including the establishment...
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Great Lakes Twa (category Banyarwanda)
The Great Lakes Twa, also known as Batwa (singular Mutwa), Abatwa or Ge-Sera, are a Bantu speaking group native to the African Great Lakes region on the...
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