WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What country colonized Rwanda until 1962?
A
Denmark
B
Belgium
C
France
D
Italy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After Belgium became the administering authority under the mandates system of the League of Nations, Rwanda and Burundi formed a single administrative entity; they continued to be jointly administered as the Territory of Ruanda-Urundi until the end of the Belgian trusteeship in 1962.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1899 Rwanda became a German colony. After the defeat of the Germans during WW1, subsequently in 1919 Rwanda became a mandate territory of the League of Nations under the administration of Belgium. The Germans and the Belgians administered Rwanda through a system of indirect rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pre-Crisis Phase (July 1, 1962-December 19, 1963): Rwanda formally achieved its independence from United Nations (UN) trusteeship under Belgian administration on July 1, 1962.

Detailed explanation-4: -Formal colonization of Rwanda began in 1884 when Germany took control of the region. In 1919, Belgium inherited the colony as part of a League of Nations mandate, which partitioned German territories after World War I.

Detailed explanation-5: -1916-Belgian forces occupy Rwanda. 1923-Belgium granted League of Nations mandate to govern Ruanda-Urundi, which it ruled indirectly through Tutsi kings. 1946-Ruanda-Urundi becomes UN trust territory governed by Belgium.

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