How Was Rwanda founded?

Following several waves of migrations to the Central African region that is now known as Rwanda, small kingdoms began to emerge in 1100. By the late 1800s, the Kingdom of Rwanda had reached the height of its territorial expansion.

Germany colonised Rwanda in 1884 as part of German East Africa. After the German Empire’s defeat in World War I, Rwanda was acquired by Belgium. On August 23 1923, the League of Nation officially put Rwanda under Belgian supervision.

Rwanda gained independence from Belgium in 1962, and Gregoire Kayibanda served as the new country’s first President.