 History of Burundi: Encyclopedia II - History of Burundi - Colonial ruleEven after this the foreign presence was minimal and the kings continued to rule much as before. Exposure to Europeans did, however, bring devastating diseases affecting both people and animals. Affecting the entire region, Burundi was especially hard hit. A great famine hit in 1905, with others striking the entire Great Lakes region in 1914, 1923, and 1944. Between 1905 and 1914 half the population of the western plains region died.
In 1916 Belgian troops conquered the area during the First World War. In 1923, the League of Nations m ...
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