Key facts
- Lyrics
- Faustin Murigo, 1990s
- Music
- Jean-Bosco Hashakaimana
- Adopted
- 1 January 2002
- Preceded by
- Rwanda Rwacu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- national anthem
- Country
- Rwanda
- Tonality
- G major
- Image
- Flag map of Rwanda.svg
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- Commons category
- National Anthem of Rwanda
- native label
- Rwanda Nziza
- language of work or name
- Kinyarwanda
- publication date
- 2002-00-00
- applies to jurisdiction
- Rwanda
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Encyclopedic overview
Military parade by the Rwandan Defence Forces at Amahoro Stadium, performing "Rwanda Nziza", 2014
"Rwanda Nziza" ( Kinyarwanda: [ɾɡwɑː.ndɑ nzǐː.zɑ], "Beautiful Rwanda") has been the national anthem of Rwanda since January 1, 2002. It replaced "Rwanda Rwacu", the original national anthem, eight years after the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rwanda Nziza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.