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Rosa Paula Iribagiza

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Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa
Crown Princess of Burundi
Head of the Royal House of Burundi
Period26 April 1977 – present
PredecessorKing Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge
Born (1934-03-20) 20 March 1934 (age 90)
Gitega, Kingdom of Burundi, Ruanda-Urundi
SpouseAndré Muhirwa
(m. 1952 - div. ?)
Frédéric Van de Sande
(m. 1984)
IssuePrince Rémy Iribagiza
Prince Charles Iribagiza
Princess Louise Iribagiza
Princess Michelle Iribagiza
Anita Iribagiza
Sheila Iribagiza-Kiliza
David Iribagiza-Kiliza
HouseNtwero
FatherKing Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge of Burundi
MotherThérèse Kanyonga
ReligionCatholicism

Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa (born 20 March 1934) is the current pretender to the throne of Burundi. 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] She served as member of the National Assembly of Burundi[2]

Family

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She married twice.[3]

With her first husband, Chief André Muhirwa of Busumanyi, she had two sons and two daughters.

  • Prince Rémy Ciza Muhirwa. He married Pascale Hody (later divorced). Later, he married Michèle Ingabire Gateretse. He has 4 children.
  • 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

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Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Burundi Quotidien (in French)
  2. ^ Inter-parliamentary Union. Assembly (2007). Summary Records of the ... Proceedings. Inter-parliamentary Union. p. 195. ISBN 978-92-9142-344-6. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. ^ Genealogy