Ruanda-Urundi (dark green ) depicted within the Belgian colonial empire (light green ), 1935. This is a list of European colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Ruanda-Urundi , an area equivalent to modern-day Rwanda and Burundi . Ruanda-Urundi formed part of German East Africa until it was captured by Belgian forces during World War I . After that, the territory became a League of Nations mandate , and later a United Nations trust territory, under Belgian control, until 1962 when the constituent parts of the territory became independent.
For residents of the subregion of Ruanda, see List of colonial residents of Rwanda.
For residents of the subregion of Urundi, see List of colonial residents of Burundi.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Tenure
Incumbent
Notes
1896 to 189?
Hans von Ramsay , Commander of the Military District of Ujiji
1898 to 1901
Heinrich von Bethe , Commander of the Military District of Ujiji
Tenure
Incumbent
Notes
1899 to 1902
Heinrich Bethe , Commander of the Military District of Usumbura
1902 to 1904
Friedrich Robert von Beringe , Commander of the Military District of Usumbura
1904 to 1906
Werner von Grawert , Commander of the Military District of Usumbura
Military Residency of Urundi and Ruanda
1906 to 15 November 1907
Werner von Grawert , Resident of Urundi and Ruanda
15 November 1907
Division into two civil residencies: Ruanda and Urundi
Map of occupation zones of the Force Publique in German East Africa between 19 September 1916 and 28 June 1919 .
Tenure
Incumbent
Notes
May 1916 to 1916
Philippe Molitor , Commander of the Northern Brigade
1916 to 1917
Armand Huyghé , Commander of the Northern Brigade
Territories east of Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika (including Southern Ruanda and Urundi)[ change | change source ]
Tenure
Incumbent
Notes
June 1916 to 1917
Frederik-Valdemar Olsen , Commander of the Southern Brigade
Tenure
Incumbent
Notes
1916 to 22 November 1916
Charles Tombeur , Military Governor
22 November 1916 to May 1919
Justin Malfeyt , Royal Commissioner for Occupied East Africa
May 1919 to 20 October 1924
Alfred Marzorati , Royal Commissioner for Occupied East Africa
November 1921 to July 1922
Pierre Ryckmans , acting Royal Commissioner for Occupied East Africa
Map of Ruanda-Urundi.
Tenure
Incumbent
Notes
League of Nations Mandated Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
20 October 1924 to 1 March 1926
Alfred Marzorati , Royal Commissioner for Ruanda-Urundi
Administrative union with Belgian Congo
1 March 1926 to 28 August 1926
Alfred Marzorati , Royal Commissioner for Ruanda-Urundi
15 November 1925 to 13 December 1926
Pierre Ryckmans , acting Royal Commissioner for Ruanda-Urundi
28 August 1926 to 5 February 1929
Alfred Marzorati , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
5 February 1929 to 4 July 1930
Louis-Joseph Postiaux , acting Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
4 July 1930 to 18 August 1932
Charles Voisin , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
18 August 1932 to 5 July 1946
Eugène Jungers , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
5 July 1946 to 13 December 1946
Maurice Simon , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo (acting)
United Nations Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
13 December 1946 to 1947
Maurice Simon , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
1947 to August 1949
Maurice Simon , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
August 1949 to 1 January 1952
Léo Pétillon , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
1 January 1952 to 1 March 1955
Alfred Claeys-Boúúaert (Bouüaert in Dutch), Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
1 March 1955 to 1960
Jean-Paul Harroy , Governor and Deputy Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
1960 to 1 July 1962
Jean-Paul Harroy , Resident-General
1 July 1962
Independence as Kingdom of Burundi and Republic of Rwanda
For continuation after independence, see: Kings of Burundi and Presidents of Rwanda