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Rwandan and Burundian communities

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Rwandan and Burundian communities

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Belgium establishes parliamentary commission on its colonial past

📅 17 Yüli 2020

The House of Representatives created a special commission to examine Belgium’s colonial history in Congo, Rwanda and Burundi and consider how to address its consequences. The commission became a forum...

Rwanda and Burundi become independent states

📅 1 Yüli 1962

Belgium’s UN trust territories of Rwanda and Burundi became independent as separate states. Their political transitions inherited colonial administrations that had hardened social categories and...