What the records say
- When
- 28 Jan 1961
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 2.35° S, 29.75° E
- Description
- 1961 abolition of the monarchy in Rwanda
Coup of Gitarama
1961 abolition of the monarchy in Rwanda
In the coup of Gitarama during the Rwandan Revolution, the monarchy in Rwanda, then a part of the Belgian mandate of Ruanda-Urundi, was abolished and replaced with a republican political system. The traditional monarchy was led by a Mwami (king), who ruled through an administration of chiefs and subchiefs in the context of a feudal system of patron-client relations based on tribute.
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