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Burundi was founded by Gemany in 1885
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Burundi (German East Africa)
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The kingdom of Burundi and neighbouring Ruanda incorporated into German East Africa.
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Britain and Germany agreed on a boundary between German East Africa [later Tanganyika, Rwanda and Burundi] and Nyasaland [later Malawi].
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Belgians occupy the area.
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Germany lost Ruanda-Urundi to Belgium under the League of Nations mandate system. Both Germany and Belgium ruled through the traditional system of Tutsi nobles, headed by the Mwami.
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Became a Belgian mandate in 1923.
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Burundi gain Independance from Belgium
