Rosa Paula Iribagiza

Rosa Paula Iribagiza
Pretender
Born	Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa (1934-03-20) 20 March 1934 Gitega, Ruanda-Urundi
Throne(s) claimed	Burundi
Last monarch	Ntare V
Connection with	Brother
Royal House	Ntwero
Father	Mwambutsa IV
Mother	Thérèse Kanyonga
Spouse	André Muhirwa Frédéric Van de Sande
Children	Rémy Muhirwa Charles Muhirwa Louise Muhirwa Michelle Muhirwa Anita Iribagiza Sheila Kiliza David Kiliza

Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa (born 20 March 1934) is the current pretender to the throne of Burundi and a member of that nation's parliament. She was a sister of Burundi's last king, Ntare V (who had overthrown their father Mwambutsa IV in 1966), who was executed in 1972. In 2009, Ms. Iribagiza called for an investigation into the death of her brother.

Family

She married twice.

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

• Rémy Muhirwa. Firstly he married to Pascale Hody (later divorced). Secondly he married to Michèle Ingabire Gateretse.
• Charles Muhirwa.
• Louise Muhirwa (born in Muhinga, on 29 April 1956). Married to Camille Ngoga.
• Michelle Muhirwa.

Princess Rosa Paula Iribagiza 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).
• David Kabunga wa Mwambutsa Hamisi Kiliza (born in Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 July 1974). IT Specialist in Brussels, Belgium.

Distinctions

• Kingdom of Belgium: Commander of the Order of the Crown (14 May 2012)

Ancestry

Family of Rosa Paula Iribagiza
16. Ntare IV, Sultan and Mwami of Burundi 8. Mwezi IV, Sultan and Mwami of Burundi 17. Vyano, of the Mwenengwe clan 4. Mutaga IV, Sultan and Mwami of Burundi 9. Vyano, of the Bunyakarama clan 2. Mwambutsa IV, King of Burundi 5. Princess Ngenzahago, of the Munyagisaka clan 1. Princess Rosa Paula of Burundi 6. Umuganwa mutaga Joseph Menyo, of the Abasine clan 3. Thérèse Kanyonga 7. Inabigendera