This article lists the colonial residents of Burundi, during the time when modern-day Burundi was part of German East Africa and Ruanda-Urundi.
The Germans established the office of Resident of Urundi in 1906. [1] They moved the seat of the residency to Gitega in 1912. [2]
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]
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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German suzerainty | |||
Kajaga station | |||
1896 | ... Ullman, Commander |
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1896 to 1897 | ... Muller, Commander |
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Usumbura station | |||
1897 to 1898 |
Konstantin Cramer, Commander |
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1898 to 1902 |
Werner von Grawert, Commander |
1st term | |
1902 to 1904 |
Friedrich Robert von Beringe, Commander |
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1904 to 15 November 1907 |
Werner von Grawert, Commander |
2nd term | |
15 November 1907 to 1908 |
Werner von Grawert, Resident | ||
September 1908 to January 1909 |
Heinrich Fonck, acting Resident |
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January 1909 to April 1909 |
Eberhard Gudowius, Resident |
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April 1909 to September 1909 |
Erich von Langenn-Steinkeller, Resident |
1st term | |
September 1909 to January 1910 |
Otto Brentzel, Resident |
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January 1910 to January 1911 |
Wilhelm Göring, Resident |
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January 1911 to May 1911 |
Kurt von Stegmann und Stein, Resident |
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May 1911 to 6 June 1916 |
Erich von Langenn-Steinkeller, Resident |
2nd term | |
1913 |
Karl von Bock, acting Resident |
Acting for Langenn-Steinkeller | |
May 1913 to August 1914 |
Karl Schimmer, acting Resident |
Acting for Langenn-Steinkeller | |
August 1914 to 1916 |
Max Wentzel, acting Resident |
Acting for Langenn-Steinkeller | |
Belgian suzerainty | |||
1916 to December 1918 |
Edouard van den Eende, Military Resident |
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January 1919 to 1928 |
Pierre Ryckmans, Resident |
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1928 to 12 May 1929 |
Oscar Defawe, acting Resident |
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1 February 1930 to 24 December 1930 |
Charles, Baron de l'Epine, interim Resident |
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24 December 1930 to 17 July 1933 |
Léon Borgers, Resident |
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17 July 1933 to 1935 |
Oger Coubeau, Resident |
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1935 to 1937 | R. Hombert, Resident |
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12 January 1938 to 1940 |
René Verstappen, acting Resident |
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March 1941 to 1944 |
George Victor Sandrart, Resident |
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2 February 1944 to July 1953 |
Robert Schmidt, Resident |
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July 1953 to 1956 |
Fernand Siroux, Resident |
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1956 to 28 October 1959 |
Robert Scheyven, Resident |
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28 October 1959 to 28 July 1961 |
Ivan Reisdorff, Resident |
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28 July 1961 to January 1962 |
Roberto Régnier, Resident |
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January 1962 to 1962 |
Roberto Régnier, High Representative |
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1962 to 1 July 1962 |
Edouard Henniquiau, High Representative |
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1 July 1962 | Independence as Kingdom of Burundi |