Emmanuel Bushayija
| Emmanuel Bushayija | |
|---|---|
| Reign |
9 January 2017 – present (in pretense) |
| Predecessor | Kigeli V of Rwanda |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Born |
Emmanuel Bushayija 20 December 1960 Rwanda |
| Spouse | Lilian[1] |
| Issue | Two sons |
| Father | Prince William Bushayija |
| Mother | An unknown Lady |
Emmanuel Bushayija (born on 20 December 1960) is the titular King of Rwanda. He was proclaimed the titular King (Mwami) on 9 January 2017 to reign as Yuhi VI.[2] He succeeded his late uncle King Kigeli V of Rwanda and is a grandson of Yuhi V.[3]
Biography
He grew up in exile in Uganda, where he studied at Iganga Secondary School and worked for Pepsi Cola in Kampala.
He also lived in Kenya, working in the tourism industry, before returning to Rwanda in July of 1994 – and then moving to the UK six years later. The accession of Yuhi VI was made by proclamation of "the Royal Council of Abiru", who are a group of elders selected by the king and privy to his wishes. According to custom, the king selects his successor from among his family members. Bushayija, his nephew, was named as his successor. The announcement was made by Boniface Benzinge, chairman of the Abiru council.[4]
He lives in Manchester.[2]
Title and style of address
- His Majesty the Mwami of Rwanda (titular, 2017–present).
House orders
_-_ribbon_bar.gif)
%2C_Commander.png)
%2C_Commander.png)
.png)
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Emmanuel Bushayija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Royal Central
- 1 2 Frances Perraudin (12 January 2017). "Rwanda's new king named – a father of two living on an estate near Manchester". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ Announcement of New Head of the Royal House, 9 January 2017.
- ↑ Adrian Blomfield (12 January 2017). "Rwanda's new king is former Pepsi salesman residing in Cheshire". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ The Times
- ↑ Genealogy
Emmanuel Bushayija House of Ndahindurwa Born: 20 December 1960 | ||
| Titles in pretence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kigeli V of Rwanda |
— TITULAR — King of Rwanda 9 January 2017 – present Reason for succession failure: Monarchy abolished in 1962 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |