Umwami Mutara III Rudahigwa. Ibyingenzi mu Buzima Bwe

Mwami Mutara III Rudahigwa yari umwami w’u Rwanda kuva mu 1931 kugeza mu 1959. Yabaye umwami wa mbere w’u Rwanda wakiriye Ubukirisitu, ndetse aza no gutura igihugu cyose Yezu Kirisitu mu 1946.

Ubuzima n’Ubuto Bwa Mutara III Rudahigwa

Mutara III Rudahigwa yavukiye i Nyanza mu Rwanda muri Werurwe 1911, akaba yari umuhungu wa Yuhi V Musinga na Nyiramavugo Kankazi. Akiri muto, yize mu ishuri ry’abana b’abatware i Nyanza, aho yaje kuba umunyamabanga wa se mu 1924. Mu 1929, yahawe inshingano zo kuyobora intara imwe, mbere y’uko aza kuba umwami mu 1931 nyuma y’aho Ababiligi bavanaga se ku ngoma.

Kuva mu bugimbi bwe, Rudahigwa yagaragaje ubushake bwo kwiga no kumenya byinshi ku mateka n’imiyoborere y’igihugu. Byatumye Ababiligi bamugirira icyizere nk’umuyobozi uzakorana na bo mu micungire y’u Rwanda. Icyo gihe, u Rwanda rwari mu maboko y’ubukoloni bw’Ababiligi, bikaba byaratumaga umwami aba hagati y’inyungu z’igihugu n’inyungu z’abakoloni.

Ingoma ye n’Impinduka Rudahigwa yagezeho

Mu mwaka wa 1931, Rudahigwa yabaye umwami, asimbuye se. Icyo gihe, u Rwanda rwari mu bihe by’ubukoloni, aho Ababiligi bari barafashe ubutegetsi bwose. Rudahigwa yagerageje gukorana na bo, ariko kandi anaharanira ko u Rwanda rutakomeza kuba rwarajujubijwe n’ubutegetsi bw’ubukoloni.

Rudahigwa yakoze impinduka zikomeye mu Rwanda, cyane cyane mu buhake. Ubuhake bwari uburyo bw’ubucakara aho abantu batwarwaga nk’abagaragu b’abatware. Mu mwaka wa 1954, Rudahigwa yatangaje ko ubuhake bucitse, yemeza ko abantu bose bagomba guhabwa uburenganzira bungana.

Si ibyo gusa, ahubwo Rudahigwa yashyizeho inzego zitandukanye z’igihugu zagombaga gufasha abaturage. Yashyizeho inama y’igihugu, aho abaturage bashoboraga gutanga ibitekerezo ku bibazo bibareba. Iki cyari ikintu gishya, kuko mbere umwami yafata ibyemezo wenyine, nta nama y’abaturage.

Iyobokamana n’Uruhare rwe mu Gukwirakwiza Ubukirisitu

Mu myaka ye y’ubuyobozi, Rudahigwa yabaye umwami wa mbere w’u Rwanda wakiriye Ubukirisitu. Mu 1946, yatangaje ku mugaragaro ko yatuye u Rwanda kuri Yezu Kirisitu. Ibi byatumye Abakirisitu bafata icyemezo cyo gukomeza kwamamaza iyobokamana mu Rwanda.

Yari umuyobozi uharanira gukomeza gusigasira umuco w’igihugu, ariko akawuhuza n’amahame y’iyobokamana. Yashishikarije Abanyarwanda kumenya Ijambo ry’Imana no gukurikiza inyigisho za Kiliziya Gatolika, yari ishyigikiwe cyane n’Ababiligi. Ibi byatumye Abanyarwanda benshi bava mu myemerere ya gakondo, bagana Ubukirisitu.

Imibereho y’Abaturage n’Icyizere ku Bwigenge

Mu gihe cy’ubuyobozi bwe, igihugu cyagiye kirushaho gutera imbere, nubwo cyari kigikolonijwe n’Ababiligi. Rudahigwa yakunze gukorana n’abakoloni kugira ngo abaturage babone amahirwe y’iterambere, ariko akanaharanira ko u Rwanda rutagira icyo rugenderaho mu kwihesha agaciro.

Abaturage bamwe bamwifatanyije mu rugendo rwo guharanira ubwigenge, abandi bakabona ko gukorana n’Ababiligi ari ingenzi kugira ngo iterambere rigere ku Banyarwanda. Ibi byateye impaka nyinshi mu gihugu, aho bamwe babonaga ko u Rwanda rukwiye ubwigenge bwuzuye, abandi bakabona ko gukorana n’Ababiligi ari ingenzi.

Urupfu rwe n’Ibibazo Byarukurikiye

Mutara III Rudahigwa yapfuye ku itariki ya 25 Nyakanga 1959 i Bujumbura, aho yari yagiye guhura n’abamisiyoneri ba Kiliziya Gatolika. Urupfu rwe rwateje impaka nyinshi, kuko hari abavuze ko yishwe n’urushinge rwa penicilline yatewe, abandi bakavuga ko yaguye igihumura ahita atanga kubera uburwayi butunguranye.

Urupfu rwe rwagize ingaruka zikomeye ku Rwanda, cyane cyane muri politiki y’igihugu. Nyuma y’urupfu rwe, hatangiye imyivumbagatanyo yarangiye mu 1962, ubwo u Rwanda rwabonaga ubwigenge bwuzuye. Rudahigwa ntiyabashije kubona ubwo bwigenge yari yaraharaniye, ariko impinduka yari yarakoze zagize uruhare rukomeye mu guhindura ubuzima bw’Abanyarwanda.

Icyibutso cye n’Ubuhanga bwe nk’umuyobozi

Mutara III Rudahigwa yibukwa nk’umwami waharaniraga ubwigenge bw’igihugu cye n’iterambere ry’abaturage. Yari umuyobozi w’icyitegererezo, ukunda igihugu cye, kandi waharaniraga ko Abanyarwanda bagira uburenganzira bungana.

Uruhare rwe mu guca ubuhake, guteza imbere Ubukirisitu, no gushyiraho inzego z’imiyoborere zishingiye ku baturage byagize ingaruka nziza ku Rwanda. Nubwo yitabye Imana mbere y’uko u Rwanda rubona ubwigenge, impinduka yazanye zagize uruhare mu guhindura politiki y’igihugu.

Uyu mwami yibukwa nk’umuyobozi waharaniraga iterambere ry’u Rwanda no kurwanya akarengane. Ni umwe mu bayobozi b’ingenzi mu mateka y’igihugu, akaba akomeje kwibukwa mu mateka y’u Rwanda nk’umuntu wahinduye byinshi.