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History of Burundi

5 recorded states lay in what is now Burundi, from the Kingdom of Bugesera (1500 CE) to the Republic of Burundi. 3 outside powers ruled here.

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Empires that ruled here

Timeline

16th century

  1. Kingdom of Bugesera1500 CE – 1795 CE · kingdom

17th century

  1. Kingdom of Burundi1680 CE – 1966 CE · kingdom

19th century

  1. German East Africa1885 CE – 1919 CE · colony

20th century

  1. Ruanda-Urundi1916 CE – 1962 CE · colony
  2. Republic of Burundi1966 CE – present · republic

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Horn and East Africa → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Burundi. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/burundi
MLA
“History of Burundi.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/burundi. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Burundi.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/burundi.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Burundi’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/burundi (Accessed: ).