| In 1885, Germany declared East Africa a protectorate, and established the colony of German East Africa (present-day mainland Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi) in 1891. After the defeat of Germany during World War I, German East Africa was divided under the Treaty of Versailles.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tanzania," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania#Colonial, accessed 19 August 2019.</ref> | | In 1885, Germany declared East Africa a protectorate, and established the colony of German East Africa (present-day mainland Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi) in 1891. After the defeat of Germany during World War I, German East Africa was divided under the Treaty of Versailles.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tanzania," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania#Colonial, accessed 19 August 2019.</ref> |