List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi

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.

German rule

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Military District of Ujiji

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

Military District of Usumbura

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

Belgian rule

Map of occupation zones of the Force Publique in German East Africa between 19 September 1916 and 28 June 1919.

Territories south of Lake Victoria (including Northern Ruanda)

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)

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
June 1916 to 1917	Frederik-Valdemar Olsen, Commander of the Southern Brigade

Belgian Occupied East African Territories

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

Ruanda-Urundi Mandate / Trust Territory

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

Other websites

• World Statesmen – Ruanda-Urundi