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== German Colonization (1885-1919) ==
== German Colonization (1885-1919) ==
Colonized by Germany in 1885 as part of German East Africa, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, and parts of Tasmania. After Germany was defeated in World War I, German East Africa was divided and Burundi became a Belgium-controlled Class B Mandate.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "German East Africa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_East_Africa, accessed 12 July 2019.</ref>
Colonized by Germany in 1885 as part of German East Africa, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, and parts of Tasmania. After Germany was defeated in World War I, German East Africa was divided and Burundi became a Belgium-controlled Class B Mandate.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "German East Africa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_East_Africa, accessed 12 July 2019.</ref>




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