Category:Stamps of Ruanda-Urundi

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The admistrative structure of Ruanda-Burundi 1929-1938
The location of Ruanda-Urundi in Africa
Title page of a Missionary journal for Ruanda-Urundi from 1937
In Ruanda-Urundi in 1928


  • Stamps of Ruanda-Urundi
- Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian colony and mandate territory in the time 1922-1945 and a United Nation trust territory in the time of 1946-1962 in the region of the African Great Lakes.
- The territory of the Ruanda-Urundi was formed from a region of the former former German colony "Deutsch-Ostafrika" (DOA) after the there occupation by Belgian military units in the time 1916-1918.
- The Kingdom of Belgium was awarded the mandate for the state administration of this territory by the League of Nations with the .
- In 1945 was the League of Nations dissolved and the United Nations were founded as successor organisation. The Belgian mandate for the state administration of this territory was renewed by an "Class B mandate" in 1946 and simultaneously was changed the then territory of Ruanda-Urundi to an "United Nations trust territory".
- In 1960 was the Belgian mandate ended and Rwanda gained autonomy on as well as Burundi on . For both states began the Independence on .
- capitalː "Usumbura" (contemporary "Bujumbura")
- currencyː 1 Franc (Belgian Congo Franc 1916-1960; Ruanda Urundi Franc 1960-1962) = 100 Centimes (Belgian Congo Centimes 1916-1960; Ruanda Urundi Centimes 1960-1962)








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