Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi

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The Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi was a former United Nations–administered territory in central Africa, comprising present-day Rwanda and Burundi under Belgian administration until their independence in the early 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations trust territory
former political entity
administeredAfter German East Africa
administeredBy Belgium
administeredUnder United Nations Trusteeship System
linked to: Trusteeship Council
administeredWith Belgian Congo (as associated territory)
administeringPowerCapital Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
borderedBy Belgian Congo
Northern Rhodesia (indirectly via Congo)
linked to: Northern Rhodesia

Tanganyika
Uganda
capital Usumbura
colonialMetropole Belgium
comprises Burundi
Rwanda
containsEntity Kingdom of Burundi
linked to: Burundi

Kingdom of Rwanda
linked to: Rwanda
continent Africa
currency Belgian Congo franc
decolonizationContext African decolonization
ethnicGroups Hutu
Tutsi
Twa
formerColonialPower Germany
governedAs single administrative unit
legalStatus trust territory under UN Charter Chapter XII
locatedIn Central Africa
officialLanguage French
Kinyarwanda
Kirundi
predecessor Ruanda-Urundi (League of Nations mandate)
presentDayTerritory Republic of Burundi
linked to: Burundi

Republic of Rwanda
linked to: Rwanda
religionMajority Christianity
Roman Catholicism
status non-self-governing territory
successor Kingdom of Burundi
linked to: Burundi

Republic of Rwanda
linked to: Rwanda

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United Nations Trusteeship Council supervised Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
subject linked to: UNTC
East African Community formerMemberState Rwanda-Urundi
linked to: Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
Burundi formerEntity Ruanda-Urundi
linked to: Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi predecessor Ruanda-Urundi (League of Nations mandate)
linked to: Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
German East Africa successor Ruanda-Urundi
linked to: Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi