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> |