Noun
mwami (plural mwamis)
A traditional king or ruler in various African nations.
In the 19th century, Mwami ( king ) Rwabugiri of the Kingdom of Rwanda conducted a decades-long process of military conquest and administrative consolidation that resulted in the kingdom coming to control most of what is now Rwanda. Source: Internet
Hutus killed an estimated 20,000 to 100,000 Tutsi; thousands more, including the Mwami, fled to neighboring Uganda before Belgian commandos arrived to quell the violence. Source: Internet
In July 1959, when the Tutsi Mwami (King) Mutara III Charles died following a routine vaccination, some Tutsi thought he had been assassinated. Source: Internet
It took 200 years to attain a truly centralized kingdom under Mwami Kigeli IV (Kigeri Rwabugiri) (1840–1895). Source: Internet
Mwami Mutara took steps to end the destabilization and chaos he saw in the land. Source: Internet
This intermixing helped produce a uniformity of ritual and language in the region, and united the populace behind the Mwami. Source: Internet