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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    Ruanda-Urundi (French pronunciation: [ʁwɑ̃da uʁundi]), [a] later Rwanda-Burundi, was a geopolitical entity, once part of German East Africa, that was occupied by troops from the Belgian Congo during the East African campaign in World War I and was administered by Belgium under military occupation from 1916 to 1922. It was subsequently awarded to Belgium as a Class-B Mandate under the ...
  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Category: History of Ruanda-Urundi by period. 1 language. ... History of Rwanda by period. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. D. Decades in Ruanda-Urundi (6 C) Y. Years in Ruanda-Urundi (1 C) Years of the 20th century in Ruanda-Urundi (13 C, 1 P)
    • History of Rwanda

      Twa women with traditional pottery. The territory of present-day Rwanda has been green and fertile for many thousands of years, even during the last ice age, when part of Nyungwe Forest was fed by the alpine ice sheets of the Rwenzoris. It is not known when the country was first inhabited, but it is thought that humans moved into the area shortly after that ice age, either in the Neolithic ...

  3. britannica.com

    From 1894 to 1918, Rwanda, along with Burundi, was part of German East Africa.After Belgium became the administering authority under the mandate system of the League of Nations, Rwanda and Burundi formed a single administrative entity; they continued to be jointly administered as the Territory of Ruanda-Urundi until the end of the Belgian trusteeship in 1962.
  4. historyworld.net

    The two parts of Ruanda-Urundi become independent in July 1962. There is pressure from the UN to federate as a single nation, but both opt to go their separate ways. Ruanda, in which ethnic violence has continued during 1960 and 1961, becomes a republic (automatically, since the young ruler has fled and has been formally deposed in his absence).
  5. rwanda-nogreaterlove.com

    They drive out the Germans and occupy both Ruanda and Urundi. 1916-1962: Period of Belgian colonial rule (46 years) 1918: The Treaty of Versailles makes Ruanda a Belgian protectorate. 1923/1924: Ruanda-Urundi becomes a Trust Territory under the mandate of the league of the Nations. 1926: Ruanda-Urundi becomes an integral part of the Belgian ...
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    Twa women with traditional pottery. The territory of present-day Rwanda has been green and fertile for many thousands of years, even during the last ice age, when part of Nyungwe Forest was fed by the alpine ice sheets of the Rwenzoris. It is not known when the country was first inhabited, but it is thought that humans moved into the area shortly after that ice age, either in the Neolithic ...
  7. britannica.com

    Jan 19, 2025Rwanda - Colonialism, Genocide, Reconciliation: From 1894 to 1918 Rwanda, along with Burundi, was part of German East Africa. After Belgium became the administering authority under the mandates system of the League of Nations, Rwanda and Burundi formed a single administrative entity; they continued to be jointly administered as the Territory of Ruanda-Urundi until the end of the Belgian ...
  8. britannica.com

    Ruanda-Urundi, twin territory in central East Africa that was administered by Belgium from 1922 to 1962 and which thereafter became the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi (qq.v.). After World War I, in 1922, with an adjustment of frontiers, a slice of what had been formerly German East Africa ... Throughout its history it was administered ...
  9. ia801301.us.archive.org

    Nyabarongo and its main tributary, the Kanyaru, and those of Urundi through the Ruvubu (1). These rivers form the Kagera, primary drain of the network, which flows into Lake Victoria in the Tanganyika Territory. The sources of the Nile, long sought after by explorers and dreamed of by geographers, are consequently in Ruanda-Urundi, since
  10. africa.upenn.edu

    History Languages ... Assembly votes to allow Ruanda-Urundi to become two independent nations. Rwanda is to be a republic led by Bahutus, while Burundi is to retain a ceremonial head of state called the mwami, and is dominated by Batutsis. On July 1 independence is declared, with Mwami Mwambutsa as head of state and Muhirwa as Prime Minister. ...

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    1922-1962 League of Nations/United Nations mandate in East Africa

    Ruanda-Urundi, later Rwanda-Burundi, was a colonial territory, once part of German East Africa, that was occupied by troops from the Belgian Congo during the East African campaign in World War I and was administered by Belgium under military occupation from 1916 to 1922. It was subsequently awarded to Belgium as a Class-B Mandate under the League of Nations in 1922 and became a Trust Territory of the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II and the dissolution of the League. In 1962 Ruanda-Urundi became the two independent states of Rwanda and Burundi. Wikipedia

    CapitalUsumbura
    LanguagesFrench (official)
    ReligionCatholicism (de facto)
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