Boniface Benzinge is the
Rwandan chief
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
of the
Abiru
The Abiru (Kinyarwanda: ''royal ritualists'') are the members of the privy council of the monarchy of Rwanda. They emanate from the earliest pre-colonial Rwandan traditions, and are tied to the monarchy's mythic origins. Due to the mythopoetic n ...
, hereditary privy councillors to the
Mwami of Rwanda.
Life
A member of a family of royal historians, Benzinge was a courtier to King
Kigeli V, who was the last reigning king of his country before being deposed in 1961.
Following that event, Benzinge and his fellow Abiru announced his nephew as Kigeli's titular successor. Although a faction of the royal family opposed this act,
the new king was nevertheless subsequently crowned as
Yuhi VI in 2017.
Since this occurred, Benzinge has continued to serve as the head of the royal court.
See also
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Abiru
The Abiru (Kinyarwanda: ''royal ritualists'') are the members of the privy council of the monarchy of Rwanda. They emanate from the earliest pre-colonial Rwandan traditions, and are tied to the monarchy's mythic origins. Due to the mythopoetic n ...
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Rwandan monarchy
Rwandan historians
Rwandan poets
African traditional governments
Living people
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