Rukara rwa Bishingwe Intwari yanze kwegamira ubukoroni bw’Abadage ni muntu ki?

Amateka y’u Rwanda yuzuyemo ibihe bidasanzwe, birimo intwari zitaranzwe n’ubwoba mu guharanira icyubahiro n’ubwisanzure bw’igihugu cyabo. Muri izo ntwari, hazirikanwa izina rya Rukara rwa Bishingwe, umugabo wabaye ikimenyetso cy’ubutwari mu bihe by’itangira ry’ubukoloni bw’Abadage mu Rwanda mu ntangiriro z'ikinyejana cya 20.

Inkomoko n'ubuzima bwe

Rukara yavukiye i Gahunga mu Ngoma y’u Burera, mu muryango w’Abarashi, umuryango uzwiho ubutwari n'ubuhanga mu kurashisha umuheto. Yari umuhungu wa Bishingwe na Nyirakavumbi, akaba yarabayeho ku ngoma y'Umwami Yuhi V Musinga (1895-1931).

Ubuzima bwa Rukara

Rukara rwa Bishingwe, yari umuyobozi w’ikirenga mu karere ke, kandi azwiho kuba yarashakaga kwigenga no kurwanya abategetsi b’abanyamahanga bashakaga gutegeka igihugu cye. Ubuzima bwe bwaranzwe no guhangana n’ibibazo by’ubutegetsi bw’Abadage bashaka gushinga imizi mu Rwanda guhera mu myaka ya 1890.

Imyitwarire n'imvugo ze

Rukara yari azwiho kugira ihinyu no kudatinya kuvugisha ukuri, ndetse no guhinyura abantu bakomeye barimo n'Umugabekazi Kanjogera. Hari igihe yigeze kumuhinyura avuga ko urubanza rwo mu nyegamo na nyina Nyirakavumbi yaruca. Ibi byagaragazaga uburyo yari atinyutse kandi atavugirwamo.

Rukara n’imyigaragambyo y’abanyarwanda

Mu 1910, Rukara yashinjwe kwica Muller, umucuruzi w’Umudage, wari wahawe n’abakoloni inshingano zo gukurikirana abaturage mu Karere. Icyo gikorwa cyasobanurwaga n’Abadage nk’ubugizi bwa nabi, ariko ku Banyarwanda, cyari igikorwa cyo kwanga agasuzuguro k’abakoloni. Muller yari yaragiye atera ubwoba abaturage no kubaka ubutegetsi bushyigikira abakoroni. Iyo myitwarire ya Muller yarakaje Rukara, maze amufata nk’umwanzi w’igihugu, icyemezo cyatumye amwica.

Urubanza rwa Rukara n’urupfu rwe

Abadage bafashe Rukara nyuma y’icyo gikorwa maze bamucira urubanza. Yajyanwe i Kiramuruzi, ahagatiye no muri Ruhengeri, aho yarasiwe n’Abadage mu 1912. Abakoloni bashakaga kumukura mu mitwe y’Abanyarwanda, ariko aho kumucisha urubanza rwabera mu ibanga, bamwishe ku mugaragaro kugira ngo bakangishe abandi baturage.

Ibikorwa by'umuryango we nyuma y'urupfu rwe

Nyuma y'urupfu rwa Rukara, umuryango we wahuye n'ibibazo bitandukanye birimo kwamburwa ubutaka n'akarengane k'abakoloni. Abakomoka mu muryango w'Abarashi bakomeje kugira uruhare mu mateka y'u Rwanda, bakaba bazwiho ubutwari n'ubwitange.

Ubutumwa Rukara yadusigiye

Rukara rwa Bishingwe ni ikimenyetso cy’umuntu watinyutse guhangara igitugu mu bihe byari bikomeye. Ubuzima bwe butwibutsa ko kwigomeka ku karengane n’ivangura bishobora kugerwaho n’umutima ukomeye w’intwari.

Mu mateka y’u Rwanda, Rukara yasigiye Abanyarwanda isomo rikomeye: Ukwishyira ukizana no kurinda icyubahiro cy’igihugu ni indangagaciro z’ingenzi.

Kwibuka Rukara rwa Bishingwe si ukwibuka amateka gusa, ahubwo ni ugukomeza guharanira uburenganzira bwacu nk’Abanyarwanda, tukarinda ubwigenge bwacu mu byerekezo byose, haba mu bukungu, politiki, n’umuco.

Ese Abanyarwanda baracyibuka izina rye? 

Nubwo amateka ya Rukara adahabwa umwanya munini mu masomo y'amateka, izina rye rigaruka mu biganiro by'abashakashatsi ku mateka n'abandi bagikunda kumenya iby'uwabaye intwari yaharaniye u Rwanda. Kumwibuka neza ni ugushimangira amateka y'igihugu, tukongera kumva neza akamaro k’intwari nka Rukara mu rugamba rwo kubaka ejo hazaza h’icyubahiro n’ubumwe.

Amakuru ku mateka ya Rukara rwa Bishingwe akomoka ku byanditswe mu mateka y’u Rwanda, cyane cyane inkuru z’ibigwi zagiye ziganirizwa mu mico y’Abanyarwanda no mu bushakashatsi bw'abashakashatsi ku mateka y'ubukoloni mu Rwanda. Bivugwa mu miterere y’ibikorwa bye byo kurwanya abakoloni b’Abadage, ari nacyo cyamugize ikimenyabose.