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Rwanda And Burundi Gain Independence On This Day In 1962
Ruanda-Urundi, once part of German East Africa, was the centerpiece of the post-World War I movement and the European colonization of Africa. After the Germans lost the great war, they relinquished their land holdings to Belgium in what would be a decades-long occupation. On this day in 1962, the once-joined union gained independence from Belgium…
