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Apr 20, 2022 โ€ข 10 tweets โ€ข 4 min read
Tribute in photos: Queen Rosalie Gicianda

Her kindness, beauty and intelligence Rosalie Gicanda and Mutara Rudahigwa got married religiously on 18 January 1942, during a ceremony celebrated in the Kabgayi basilica. She later joined her husband at the royal palace in Rukari. The two formed a close couple.
Apr 20, 2022 โ€ข 6 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
ISHURI Biography is a collection of curated biographies of Rwandan personalities.

From nobility to heroes/teachers/locals: we'll cover it all!

It is part of a larger endeavour to bring Rwandan stories to mainstream leaders' eyes.

Thanks to @dr_dantes and the @africamuseumbe Our first issue is a tribute to The Last Queen of Rwanda, Rosalie Gicanda!

You can access the issue here: ishuri.gumroad.com/l/gicanda

More stories will be shared here: readrwanda.com
Apr 20, 2022 โ€ข 23 tweets โ€ข 5 min read
On this day 28 years ago, the last Queen of Rwanda was murdered

Here is her life: A tribute to Queen Rosalie Gicanda ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡
Apr 19, 2022 โ€ข 6 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
Seriousness is not the polar opposite of fun. Without the other, neither can be more meaningful. Both are essential, and I believe we may have coined them incorrectly, or that we have become clouded and believe that either is bad.