6 ATLASES
History of Burundi in maps
Burundi as it appears in 6 interactive history atlases, from 1890 to 2015: Burundi, Urundi. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Burundi before it was Burundi? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.
Burundi · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position | |
| Colony or dependency |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Burundi · Haiti and Kenya independence
Burundi, an ancient kingdom of the Great Lakes, came under German rule and then Belgian rule as part of Ruanda-Urundi. It became independent as a monarchy on 1 July 1962, the same day as Rwanda. Conflict between Hutu and Tutsi soon marked its politics.
| Under colonial rule — the opening position | |
| Other states and societies |
HAITI AND KENYA INDEPENDENCE: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Urundi (German East Africa) · WWI
| Germany and its allies — the Central Powers — the opening position | |
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories |
Burundi · Cold War
| Non-aligned & neutral — the opening position | |
| Non-aligned & neutral |
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Burundi · Decolonization of Africa
| Portuguese, Belgian, Spanish & Italian-ruled — the opening position | |
| Independent Africa |
DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Burundi · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution
| Authoritarian, one-party or colonial rule — the opening position | |
| No reform yet / outside this story | |
| Partial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition |
FEMINISM AND THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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