List of colonial residents of Burundi

This article lists the colonial residents of Burundi, during the time when modern-day Burundi was part of German East Africa and Ruanda-Urundi.

Map of Burundi.
Map of Usumbura (1942).

Overview of office

German rule

The Germans established the office of Resident of Urundi in 1906.[1] They moved the seat of the residency to Gitega in 1912.[2]

Belgian rule

After Urundi fell under Belgian control and became part of the League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi, the Belgians placed it under the oversight of a Residency based in Gitega. The office included a resident, assistant resident, and other staff for specialised purposes. This system of administration continued when Ruanda-Urundi became a United Nations trust territory. A significant amount of Belgian colonial policy was carried out by the residency.[3] The office of the Vice Governor-General, based in Usumbura (now Bujumbura), was responsible for overseeing the whole of Ruanda-Urundi.[4]

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes
German suzerainty
Kajaga station
1896... Ullman,
Commander
1896 to 1897... Muller,
Commander
Usumbura station
1897 to 1898Konstantin Cramer,
Commander
1898 to 1902Werner von Grawert,
Commander
1st term
1902 to 1904Friedrich Robert von Beringe,
Commander
1904 to 15 November 1907Werner von Grawert,
Commander
2nd term
15 November 1907 to 1908Werner von Grawert,
Resident
September 1908 to January 1909Heinrich Fonck,
acting Resident
January 1909 to April 1909Eberhard Gudowius,
Resident
April 1909 to September 1909Erich von Langenn-Steinkeller,
Resident
1st term
September 1909 to January 1910Otto Brentzel,
Resident
January 1910 to January 1911Wilhelm Göring,
Resident
January 1911 to May 1911Kurt von Stegmann und Stein,
Resident
May 1911 to 6 June 1916Erich von Langenn-Steinkeller,
Resident
2nd term
1913Karl von Bock,
acting Resident
Acting for Langenn-Steinkeller
May 1913 to August 1914Karl Schimmer,
acting Resident
Acting for Langenn-Steinkeller
August 1914 to 1916Max Wentzel,
acting Resident
Acting for Langenn-Steinkeller
Belgian suzerainty
1916 to December 1918Edouard van den Eende,
Military Resident
January 1919 to 1928Pierre Ryckmans,
Resident
1928 to 12 May 1929Oscar Defawe,
acting Resident
1 February 1930 to 24 December 1930Charles, Baron de l'Epine,
interim Resident
24 December 1930 to 17 July 1933Léon Borgers,
Resident
17 July 1933 to 1935Oger Coubeau,
Resident
1935 to 1937R. Hombert,
Resident
12 January 1938 to 1940René Verstappen,
acting Resident
March 1941 to 1944George Victor Sandrart,
Resident
2 February 1944 to July 1953Robert Schmidt,
Resident
July 1953 to 1956Fernand Siroux,
Resident
1956 to 28 October 1959Robert Scheyven,
Resident
28 October 1959 to 28 July 1961Ivan Reisdorff,
Resident
28 July 1961 to January 1962Roberto Régnier,
Resident
January 1962 to 1962Roberto Régnier,
High Representative
1962 to 1 July 1962Edouard Henniquiau,
High Representative
1 July 1962Independence as Kingdom of Burundi

See also

References

  1. Weinstein 1976, p. 3.
  2. Weinstein 1976, p. 4.
  3. Weinstein 1976, p. 245.
  4. Weinstein 1976, p. 5.

Works cited

  • Weinstein, Warren (1976). Historical Dictionary of Burundi. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-0962-8.
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