List of colonial residents of Burundi

This article lists the colonial residents of Burundi, during the time when modern-day Burundi was part of German East Africa and Ruanda-Urundi.

Overview of office

German rule The Germans established the office of Resident of Urundi in 1906. They moved the seat of the residency to Gitega in 1912.

Belgian rule After Urundi fell under Belgian control and became part of the League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi, the Belgians placed it under the oversight of a Residency based in Gitega. The office included a resident, assistant resident, and other staff for specialised purposes. This system of administration continued when Ruanda-Urundi became a United Nations trust territory. A significant amount of Belgian colonial policy was carried out by the residency. The office of the Vice Governor-General, based in Usumbura (now Bujumbura), was responsible for overseeing the whole of Ruanda-Urundi.

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

TenurePortrait Incumbent NotesGerman suzeraintyKajaga station1896 ... Ullman, Commander1896 to 1897 ... Muller, CommanderUsumbura station1897 to 1898 Konstantin Cramer, Commander1898 to 1902 Werner von Grawert, Commander1st term1902 to 1904 Friedrich Robert von Beringe, Commander1904 to 15 November 1907 Werner von Grawert, Commander2nd term15 November 1907 to 1908Werner von Grawert, ResidentSeptember 1908 to January 1909 Heinrich Fonck, acting ResidentJanuary 1909 to April 1909 Eberhard Gudowius, ResidentApril 1909 to September 1909 Erich von Langenn-Steinkeller, Resident1st termSeptember 1909 to January 1910 Otto Brentzel, ResidentJanuary 1910 to January 1911 Wilhelm Göring, ResidentJanuary 1911 to May 1911 Kurt von Stegmann und Stein, ResidentMay 1911 to 6 June 1916 Erich von Langenn-Steinkeller, Resident2nd term1913 Karl von Bock, acting ResidentActing for Langenn-SteinkellerMay 1913 to August 1914 Karl Schimmer, acting ResidentActing for Langenn-SteinkellerAugust 1914 to 1916 Max Wentzel, acting ResidentActing for Langenn-SteinkellerBelgian suzerainty1916 to December 1918 Edouard van den Eende, Military ResidentJanuary 1919 to 1928Pierre Ryckmans, Resident1928 to 12 May 1929 Oscar Defawe, acting Resident1 February 1930 to 24 December 1930 Charles, Baron de l'Epine, interim Resident24 December 1930 to 17 July 1933 Léon Borgers, Resident17 July 1933 to 1935 Oger Coubeau, Resident1935 to 1937 R. Hombert, Resident12 January 1938 to 1940 René Verstappen, acting ResidentMarch 1941 to 1944 George Victor Sandrart, Resident2 February 1944 to July 1953 Robert Schmidt, ResidentJuly 1953 to 1956 Fernand Siroux, Resident1956 to 28 October 1959 Robert Scheyven, Resident28 October 1959 to 28 July 1961 Ivan Reisdorff, Resident28 July 1961 to January 1962 Roberto Régnier, ResidentJanuary 1962 to 1962Roberto Régnier, High Representative1962 to 1 July 1962 Edouard Henniquiau, High Representative1 July 1962Independence as Kingdom of Burundi

See also List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi List of colonial residents of Rwanda

References

Works cited

External links World Statesmen – Burundi