RWANDA
Rwanda, a Country of a Thousand Hills in the Heart of Africa
INTRODUCTION OF THE RWANDAN HISTORY
RWANDA is a small land locked country located in centre part of AFRICA sharing borders with UGANDA in the north, BURUNDI in the south, TANZANIA in the east and DRC in the west.
LOCATION
The region in which RWANDA reside is commonly known as the great lakes region, Rwanda has a population of around 8.6 million implying that it’s the most populated country in Africa , its located between altitude of 1° south and 3° south of the equator and between 29°east and 31°east of the Greenwich meridian.
RWANDA FEATURES
Rwanda is commonly referred as country of thousand hills because of it’s beautiful scenery (natural beautiful of the landscape) its well known for having mountain gorillas which are not common almost on the continent of Africa, not forgetting that recently it was found that it is the source of the longest river in Africa (River .NILE)
FOUNDATION OF RWANDA
Rwanda was founded by the king known as Gihanga who started his dynasty from a place called Gasabo near lake muhazi in the western part of Rwanda. Gihanga organized his small state politically well that he expended it and called it Rwanda meaning a big place since he had annexed many different areas. Before he died Gihanga had organized his state and all the in habitants respected only one leader whom they called Umwami which came from the verb Kwama meaning being popular.
After the death of Gihanga, he was replaced by king Kigeli 1 Muhabanya who expanded the small state Gasabo a vast kingdom. It started to disintegrate due to succession disputes, the kings that followed the succession were: Ruganzu Burimbi who ruled from 1312 to 1345 ac ,Cyirima 1 Rugwe ruling from 1345 to 1378,kigeli 2 Mukobanyi Yuhi ,Mibambwe 1 Sekarango ,Ndahiro Cyahintare ,ruganzu and many more later followed by the coming of Germany colonialist
RELIGION
The Banyarwanda believed in one God known by different names for example; Rurema, Gihanga, Rugina, were the names given to God.
There different religions in Rwanda such as Protestants, catholics, Islam among others.
Ref Nov 29, 2010
RWANDA is a small land locked country located in centre part of AFRICA sharing borders with UGANDA in the north, BURUNDI in the south, TANZANIA in the east and DRC in the west.
LOCATION
The region in which RWANDA reside is commonly known as the great lakes region, Rwanda has a population of around 8.6 million implying that it’s the most populated country in Africa , its located between altitude of 1° south and 3° south of the equator and between 29°east and 31°east of the Greenwich meridian.
RWANDA FEATURES
Rwanda is commonly referred as country of thousand hills because of it’s beautiful scenery (natural beautiful of the landscape) its well known for having mountain gorillas which are not common almost on the continent of Africa, not forgetting that recently it was found that it is the source of the longest river in Africa (River .NILE)
FOUNDATION OF RWANDA
Rwanda was founded by the king known as Gihanga who started his dynasty from a place called Gasabo near lake muhazi in the western part of Rwanda. Gihanga organized his small state politically well that he expended it and called it Rwanda meaning a big place since he had annexed many different areas. Before he died Gihanga had organized his state and all the in habitants respected only one leader whom they called Umwami which came from the verb Kwama meaning being popular.
After the death of Gihanga, he was replaced by king Kigeli 1 Muhabanya who expanded the small state Gasabo a vast kingdom. It started to disintegrate due to succession disputes, the kings that followed the succession were: Ruganzu Burimbi who ruled from 1312 to 1345 ac ,Cyirima 1 Rugwe ruling from 1345 to 1378,kigeli 2 Mukobanyi Yuhi ,Mibambwe 1 Sekarango ,Ndahiro Cyahintare ,ruganzu and many more later followed by the coming of Germany colonialist
RELIGION
The Banyarwanda believed in one God known by different names for example; Rurema, Gihanga, Rugina, were the names given to God.
There different religions in Rwanda such as Protestants, catholics, Islam among others.
Ref Nov 29, 2010