This is a list of European colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Ruanda-Urundi, an area equivalent to modern-day Rwanda and Burundi. Ruanda-Urundi formed part of German East Africa until it was captured by Belgian forces during World War I. After that, the territory became a Class B League of Nations mandate, and later a United Nations trust territory, under the administration of Belgium, until 1962 when the constituent parts of the territory became independent.
German rule
Military District of Ujiji PortraitNamePositionTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office Hans von RamsayCommander May 1896 189? Heinrich Bethe 1898 February 1901 years
Military District of Usumbura PortraitNamePositionTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office Heinrich BetheCommander 1899 1902 years Friedrich Robert von Beringe August 1902 February 1904 February 1904 June 1906
Military Residency of Urundi and Ruanda PortraitNamePositionTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office Military Resident 1906 15 November 1907 years
On 15 November 1907, the Military Residency of Urundi and Ruanda was divided into two civil residencies: Ruanda and Urundi.
Belgian rule
Territories south of Lake Victoria (including Northern Ruanda) PortraitNamePositionTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office Philippe MolitorCommander of the Northern Brigade April 1916 1916 years Armand Huyghé 1916 1917 years
Territories east of Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika (including Southern Ruanda and Urundi) PortraitNamePositionTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office Frederik-Valdemar Olsen Commander of the Southern Brigade May 1916 1917 years
Occupied East African territories PortraitNamePositionTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office Charles Tombeur Military Governor April 1916 22 November 1916 Justin MalfeytRoyal Commissioner 22 November 1916 May 1919 Alfred Marzorati May 1919 20 October 1924 Pierre Ryckmans Acting Royal Commissioner November 1921 July 1922
Ruanda-Urundi mandate / trust territory
PortraitNamePositionTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office Alfred Marzorati Royal Commissioner 20 October 1924 28 August 1926 Pierre Ryckmans Acting Royal Commissioner 15 November 1925 13 December 1926 Alfred Marzorati Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo 28 August 1926 5 February 1929 Louis Postiaux Acting Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo 5 February 1929 4 July 1930 Charles VoisinGovernor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo 4 July 1930 18 August 1932 Eugène Jungers 18 August 1932 5 July 1946 Maurice Simon 5 July 1946 August 1949 Léo Pétillon August 1949 1 January 1952 Alfred Claeys-Boùùaert 1 January 1952 1 March 1955 Jean-Paul Harroy 1 March 1955 1960 Resident-General 1960 1 July 1962
On 1 July 1962, the constituent parts of Ruanda-Urundi became independent as the Republic of Rwanda (République du Rwanda) and the Kingdom of Burundi (Royaume du Burundi), respectively.
See also Minister of the Colonies (Belgium) List of colonial governors of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo List of kings of Rwanda List of presidents of Rwanda List of kings of Burundi List of presidents of Burundi
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External links World Statesmen – Ruanda-Urundi