Ruanda-Urundi

Ruanda-Urundi (), later Rwanda-Burundi, was a mandate and later trust territory ruled by Belgium between 1916 and 1962.

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name: Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
Country.common_name: Ruanda-Urundi
Country.status: League of Nations Mandate
Country.empire: Belgium
Country.image_flag: Flag of Belgium.svg
Country.image_coat: Coat of arms of Ruanda-Urundi.svg
Country.anthems: La Brabançonne("The Song of Brabant")File:La Brabançonne.ogg("Towards the future")File:Vers l'avenir.ogg
Country.symbol_type_article: Seal of Rwanda
Country.image_map: LocationRuandaUrundi.png
Country.image_map_caption: Ruanda-Urundi (dark green) depicted within the Belgian colonial empire (light green),
Country.flag: Flag of Belgium
Country.life_span: 1916–1962
Country.p1: German East Africa
Country.flag_p1: Reichskolonialflagge.svg
Country.s1: Kingdom of Burundi
Country.flag_s1: Flag of Burundi (1962-1966).svg
Country.s2: Rwanda
Country.flag_s2: Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg

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History
Belgian military occupation, 1916–1922
League of Nations mandate, 1922–1946
United Nations trust territory, 1946–1962
Colonial governors
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See also
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Ruanda-Urundi (), later Rwanda-Burundi, was a mandate and later trust territory ruled by Belgium between 1916 and 1962.

Once part of German East Africa, the region was occupied by troops from the Belgian Congo during the East African campaign in World War I. It 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.

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