This photo taken on May 3, 1994 shows exiled King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa of Rwanda posing in Washington’s Union Station. The last king of Rwanda,who died aged 80 in October in the United States after decades in exile, ruled Rwanda for just two years before the African country gained independence from Belgium in 1962. | Photo Credit: AFPmore-inThe last king of Rwanda,who died aged 80 in October in the United States after decades in exile, was buried in his ancestral home in the south of the African nation on Sunday. The former king served on the throne for just two years before Rwanda gained independence from Belgium in 1962. Family members, represented by the pastor and family friend, who conducted Sunday's funeral, said they opposed the proclamation.

Source: The Hindu January 15, 2017 15:00 UTC