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== German Colonization (1884-1916) ==
== German Colonization (1884-1916) ==
In 1884, Germany established the German East Africa Colony in the area of present-day Rwanda.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Rwanda," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda, accessed 7 August 2019.</ref>
In 1884, Germany established the German East Africa Colony in the area of present-day Rwanda.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Rwanda," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda, accessed 7 August 2019.


There are currently no colonial records available online. However, the German Federal Archives may have materials related to their African colonies. To see what resources they have for Rwanda visit them [https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Navigation/Home/home.html here].
There are currently no colonial records available online. However, the German Federal Archives may have records related to their African colonies. To see what resources they have for Rwanda visit them [https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Navigation/Home/home.html here].


== Belgian Colonization (1916-1962) ==
== Belgian Colonization (1916-1962) ==

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German Colonization (1884-1916)[edit | edit source]

In 1884, Germany established the German East Africa Colony in the area of present-day Rwanda.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

There are currently no colonial records available online. However, the State Archives in Belgium has African Archives that contain materials related to their colonies in Africa. To see what resources they have for Rwanda visit them here.

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