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1 - From Old to New Kings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

Filip Reyntjens
Filip Reyntjens
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Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
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This chapter presents the political organisation and power dynamics during the reign of Kigeri Rwabugiri, the last king of precolonial Rwanda. At the end of the nineteenth century, European overrule, under the form of German colonisation and missionary activity, profoundly modified political dynamics.

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precolonial political organisationmilitarisationethnicityGerman colonisationinternational status
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Modern Rwanda
A Political History
 , pp. 13 - 31
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • From Old to New Kings
  • Filip Reyntjens, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
  • Book: Modern Rwanda
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009284493.002
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  • From Old to New Kings
  • Filip Reyntjens, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
  • Book: Modern Rwanda
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009284493.002
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  • From Old to New Kings
  • Filip Reyntjens, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
  • Book: Modern Rwanda
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009284493.002
Available formats
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