Rosa Paula Iribagiza
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Crown Princess Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa | |
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Crown Princess of Burundi | |
Head of the Royal House of Burundi | |
Period | 26 April 1977 – present |
Predecessor | King Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge |
Born | Gitega, Kingdom of Burundi, Ruanda-Urundi | 20 March 1934
Spouse | André Muhirwa (m. 1952 - div. ?) Frédéric Van de Sande (m. 1984) |
Issue | Prince Rémy Iribagiza Prince Charles Iribagiza Princess Louise Iribagiza Princess Michelle Iribagiza Anita Iribagiza Sheila Iribagiza-Kiliza David Iribagiza-Kiliza |
House | Ntwero |
Father | King Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge of Burundi |
Mother | Thérèse Kanyonga |
Religion | Catholicism |
Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa (born 20 March 1934) is the current pretender to the throne of Burundi and a member of that nation's parliament. She was a sister of Burundi's last king, Mwami Ntare V (who had overthrown their father Mwambutsa IV in 1966), who was executed in 1972. In 2009, the Crown Princess called for an investigation into the death of her brother.[1][citation needed]
Family[]
She married twice.[2]
With her first husband, Chief André Muhirwa of Busumanyi, she had two sons and two daughters.
- Prince Rémy Ciza Muhirwa. Firstly he married to Pascale Hody (later divorced). Secondly he married to Michèle Ingabire Gateretse. He has 4 issue
- Prince Charles Muhirwa.
- Princess Louise Muhirwa (born in Muhinga, on 29 April 1956 - died 25 December 2019). Married to Camille Ngoga.
- Princess Michelle Muhirwa.
The Crown Princess also had issue by François Bourgeon, a French national, one daughter:
- Anita Iribagiza (born on 15 October 1970). Actress.
Also Princess Rosa Paula had further issue by Hamisi Masud Kiliza, one son and one daughter:
- Sheila Babile Kiliza (born in Nairobi, Kenya, on 16 June 1973 - died 29 January 2020).
- David Kabunga wa Mwambutsa Hamisi Kiliza (born in Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 July 1974).
Distinctions[]
- Kingdom of Belgium: Commander of the Order of the Crown (14 May 2012)
Ancestry[]
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References[]
Categories:
- Living people
- Pretenders
- Burundian royalty
- 1934 births
- Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
- People from Gitega Province
- Ganwa people
- Burundian people stubs