Colonial heads of Burundi (Ruanda-Urundi)
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List of Colonial Heads of Burundi (Ruanda-Urundi)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)Military District of Ujiji
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 1896 to 189? | Hans von Ramsay, Commander of the Military District of Ujiji | |
| 189? to 1901 | Heinrich von Bethe, Commander of the Military District of Ujiji | |
Military District of Usumbura in German East Africa
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 to 1902 | Heinrich von Bethe, Commander of the Military District of Usumbura | |
| 1902 to 1904 | Friedrich Robert von Beringe, Commander of the Military District of Usumbura | |
| 1904 to 1906 | Werner von Grawert, Commander of the Military District of Usumbura | |
| Military Residency of Urundi and Ruanda | ||
| 1906 to 15 November 1907 | Werner von Grawert, Resident of Urundi and Ruanda | |
| 15 November 1907 | Division into two civil residencies: Ruanda and Urundi | |
Territories south of Lake Victoria, including Northern Ruanda
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Belgian Suzerainty | ||
| Military commanders | ||
| May 1916 to 1916 | Philippe François Joseph Molitor, Commander of the Northern Brigade | |
| 1916 to 1917 | Armand Christophe Huyghé, Commander of the Northern Brigade | |
Territories east of Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika, including Southern Ruanda and Urundi
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Belgian Suzerainty | ||
| Military commanders | ||
| June 1916 to 1917 | Frederik Voldemar Olsen, Commander of the Southern Brigade | |
Belgian Occupied East African Territories
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| Belgian Suzerainty | ||
| 1916 to 22 November 1916 | Charles Tombeur Charles Tombeur Charles Tombeur was a Belgian general who commanded the Force Publique in the Belgian Congo during the First World War. He captured Tabora after some heavy fighting.... , Military Governor |
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| 22 November 1916 to May 1919 | Justin Prudent François Marie Malfeyt, Royal Commissioner for Occupied East Africa | |
| May 1919 to 20 October 1924 | Alfred Frédéric Gérard Marzorati, Royal Commissioner for Occupied East Africa | |
| November 1921 to July 1922 | Pierre Ryckmans, acting Royal Commissioner for Occupied East Africa | |
| League of Nations Mandated Territory of Ruanda-Urundi Ruanda-Urundi Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian suzerainty from 1916 to 1924, a League of Nations Class B Mandate from 1924 to 1945 and then a United Nations trust territory until 1962, when it became the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi.- Overview :... |
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| 20 July 1922 to 20 October 1924 | ||
| 20 October 1924 to 1 March 1926 | Alfred Frédéric Gérard Marzorati, Royal Commissioner for Ruanda-Urundi | |
| Administrative union with Belgian Congo Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter... |
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| 1 March 1926 to 28 August 1926 | Alfred Frédéric Gérard Marzorati, Royal Commissioner for Ruanda-Urundi | |
| 15 November 1925 to 13 December 1926 | Pierre Ryckmans, acting Royal Commissioner for Ruanda-Urundi | |
| 28 August 1926 to 5 February 1929 | Alfred Frédéric Gérard Marzorati, Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
| 5 February 1929 to 4 July 1930 | Louis Joseph Postiaux, acting Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
| 4 July 1930 to 18 August 1932 | Charles Henri Joseph Voisin, Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
| 18 August 1932 to 5 July 1946 | Eugène Jacques Pierre Louis Jungers, Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
| 5 July 1946 to 13 December 1946 | Maurice Simon Maurice Simon Maurice James Simon is a jazz saxophonist.A high school classmate of Eric Dolphy Simon appears on an early 1945 Los Angeles recording in a band led by Russell "Illinois" Jacquet and which also included Teddy Edwards, Charles Mingus, Bill Davis and Chico Hamilton.In 1948, again with Jacquet as... , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo |
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| United Nations United Nations The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi Ruanda-Urundi Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian suzerainty from 1916 to 1924, a League of Nations Class B Mandate from 1924 to 1945 and then a United Nations trust territory until 1962, when it became the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi.- Overview :... |
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| 13 December 1946 to 1947 | Maurice Simon Maurice Simon Maurice James Simon is a jazz saxophonist.A high school classmate of Eric Dolphy Simon appears on an early 1945 Los Angeles recording in a band led by Russell "Illinois" Jacquet and which also included Teddy Edwards, Charles Mingus, Bill Davis and Chico Hamilton.In 1948, again with Jacquet as... , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo |
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| 1947 to August 1949 | Maurice Simon Maurice Simon Maurice James Simon is a jazz saxophonist.A high school classmate of Eric Dolphy Simon appears on an early 1945 Los Angeles recording in a band led by Russell "Illinois" Jacquet and which also included Teddy Edwards, Charles Mingus, Bill Davis and Chico Hamilton.In 1948, again with Jacquet as... , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo |
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| August 1949 to 1 January 1952 | Léon Antoine Marie Pétillon, Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
| 1 January 1952 to 1 March 1955 | Alfred Maria Josephus Ghislencus Claeys Boúúaert, Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
| 1 March 1955 to 1960 | Jean-Paul Harroy, Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
| 1960 to 1 July 1962 | Jean-Paul Harroy, Resident-General | |
| 1 July 1962 | Independence as Republic of Burundi Burundi Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura... and Republic of Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo... |
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For continuation after independence, See: Rulers and Heads of State of Burundi and Presidents of Rwanda
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