Boniface Benzinge
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Boniface Benzinge is a Rwandan leader of his country's government in pretense, which styles itself as a monarchy-in-exile. He is the chief of the Abiru, 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 - the last reigning king of his country, who was forcibly deposed in 1961 after ruling for just two years - until his death in 2016.
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,[1] the new king was nevertheless subsequently crowned as Yuhi VI in 2017.
Since that event, Benzinge has continued to serve as the head of the royal court.
See also
References
- ^ Uwiringiyimana, Clement. "He's Not The Real King: Rwandan Royals Argue Over Succession". Reuters. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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