Ntare V of Burundi (born Charles Ndizeye; 2 December 1947 – 29 April 1972), less commonly numbered Ntare III, was the last king (mwami) of Burundi, reigning...

In July 1966, a second coup d'état brought the king's son, Ntare V, to power. On 8 July Ntare declared the dismissal of Prime Minister Léopold Biha and...

sovereigns, titled mwami (plural abami), whose regnal names followed a cycle: Ntare (meaning 'lion'), Mwezi (meaning 'moon'), Mutaga, and Mwambutsa. Traditionally...

Ntare I Kivimira Savuyimba Semunganzashamba Rushatsi Cambarantama was the king of Burundi from 1675 to 1709. He was a legendary descendant of the Ntwero...

The following year Mwambutsa was ousted in a coup in favor of his son Ntare V. Ntare was soon thereafter deposed in another coup led by a young Tutsi officer...

first mwami Ntare I (r. c.1680–1705); the commonly accepted founding date is 1680. There exist different accounts about the ethnic origin of Ntare I. According...

Ntare II Rutaganzwa Rugamba (c. 1800 - c. 1850) was the king of Burundi. He was the son of king Mwambutsa I Mbariza and Msabiyije, a wife from the influential...

Michel Micombero became a rallying force for opposition to king Ntare V of Burundi. When Ntare V promoted Micombero to the post of Prime Minister of Burundi...

was officially deposed in a second coup that brought his son to power as Ntare V on 8 July 1966. The monarchy was finally abolished altogether in a third...

the throne of Burundi. She was a sister of Burundi's last king, Mwami Ntare V (who had overthrown their father Mwambutsa IV in 1966), who was executed...

time, King Ntare V of Burundi returned from exile, heightening political tension in the country. On 29 April 1972, the 24-year-old Ntare V was murdered...

(c. 1475 – 1503) Nyabugaro Ntare I (c. 1503 – 1531) Rushango (c. 1531 – 1559) Ntare II Kagwejegyerera (c. 1559 – 1587) Ntare III Rugamaba (c. 1587 – 1615)...

Minister, ousted the 19-year-old king (mwami) of Burundi, Ntare V, in a coup d'état. Ntare was out of the country at the time and the coup leaders quickly...

the ruler of the Kingdom of Burundi from 1767 to 1796. His only son was Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba. He succeeded Mwami Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo....

Empire. He ascended to the throne in 1850 after succeeding his father. Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba who was the King of Burundi until 1850. Mwezi IV would...

gain the support of Tutsi monarchists who were upset over the arrest of Ntare V. The latter was the former king (mwami) of the country and had been imprisoned...

neighbours and competing with Rwanda. Its greatest growth occurred under Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba, who ruled the country from about 1796 to 1850 and...

located in the area, as well as the ibwami (royal court). On 29 April 1972, Ntare V of Burundi, the country's last Mwami (King), was killed in Gitega.[citation...

which the king was overthrown and monarchy disbanded in 1966. When King Ntare V tried to reinstate his kingdom, he was assassinated in 1972 at the Royal...

An attempt to re-establish the kingdom ended with the murder of King Ntare V in 1972. Burundi's post-independence history has been dominated by tensions...

Ntare IV of Nkore (died 1727), sometimes referred to as Ntare IV Nyakikoto Kitabanyoro, was the Omugabe of Nkore, a historic state located in what is...

Tutsi demands in government. Ntare V (left) and Michel Micombero (right), pictured at the coronation ceremony of Ntare V two months following the coup...

heads of government. King Mwambutsa IV was deposed by his son Ntare V in 1966. King Ntare V was deposed in 1966 in a military coup led by Michel Micombero...

King Ntare V. Later that same year, Prime Minister, then-Colonel, Michel Micombero, carried out another coup in November 1966, this time deposing Ntare, abolishing...

I became his successor. Eggers, Ellen K. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Burundi. Scarecrow Press. pp. 100, 167. ISBN 978-0-8108-5302-7. v t e v t e...

II of Belgium, King Baudouin I of Belgium, King Fuad II of Egypt, King Ntare V of Burundi, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Persia and Prince Rainier III...

Indiana University. "Le roi Ntare V est déposé par le capitaine Micombero qui devient président de la République" [King Ntare V is deposed by Captain Micombero...

Eggers (1 January 2006). Historical Dictionary of Burundi. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5302-7. The King's picture Genealogy of Mutaga IV v t e v t e...

Mwambutsa IV of Burundi. July 8, 1966: Ntare V overthrew Mwambutsa IV. November 28, 1966: Michel Micombero overthrew Ntare V. November 10, 1976: Jean-Baptiste...

Burundi Killed during the 1965 Burundian coup d'état attempt April 29, 1972 Ntare V Ndizeye, deposed King of Burundi October 21, 1993 Melchior Ndadaye, President...