Coup of Gitarama
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title:
Coup of Gitarama
text:
In the Rwandan Revolution, the coup of Gitarama was an event which occurred on 28 January 1961 in which 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. The Mwami and most of his chiefs were members of the Tutsi ethnic
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description:
1961 abolition of the monarchy in Rwanda
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_of_Gitarama
date created:
2021-09-21T00:26:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T22:27:24Z
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