Yuhi V Musinga

Yuhi V of Rwanda
Musinga (Yuhi) circa 1910
Mwami of Rwanda
ReignDecember 1896 – 12 November 1931
PredecessorMibambwe IV Rutarindwa
SuccessorMutara III Rudahigwa
Born1883
Kingdom of Rwanda
Died13 January 1944(1944-01-13) (aged 60–61)
Moba, Belgian Congo
Spouse
  • Radegonde Nyiramavugo Kankazi
  • Mukashema
  • Nyirakabuga
IssueMutara III Rudahigwa
Kigeli V Ndahindurwa
ClanAbanyiginya
FatherKigeli IV Rwabugiri
MotherKanjogera

Yuhi Musinga (Yuhi V of Rwanda, 1883 – 13 January 1944) was a king (umwami) of Rwanda who came to power in 1896 and collaborated with the German government to strengthen his own kingship. In 1931 he was deposed by the Belgian administration because of his inability to work with subordinate chiefs and his refusal to be baptized a Roman Catholic. His eldest son, Mutara III Rudahigwa, succeeded him.