Mapping Rwanda…

Rwanda was one of the last countries in the mapped in the world due to its location are the heart of Africa…

Rwanda as Part of German East Africa

The German East African colonial administration only reached Nyanza in 1893; Gustav Adolf von Götzen met the mwami. Rwanda was on the edge of the German East Africa. It was only in 1910 at the convention of Brussels that the borders of Rwanda were fixed.

1. 1892 German East Africa map showing little detail of Rwanda…

German East Africa – 1892 – (10MB)

2. German East Africa by 1905…

German East Africa – 1905 – (3MB)

3. German East Africa administrative map; Rwanda being administrative area XX/20…

German East African Administrative Districts – (2MB)

4. German East Africa map of peoples.

German East African Peoples – (2MB)

5. German East African vegetation map.

German East African Vegetation – (2MB)

Rwanda as Belgium a Colony

In 1916, Belgium was given a mandate by the league of nations to govern Rwanda and Burundi. Belgium governed Rwanda until independence in 1961.

6. Ruanda and Urundi 1938…

Ruanda and Urundi – 1938 – (6MB)

7. Rwanda and Burundi 1 to 200,000 scale in 1942.

Rwanda 200,000 scale – 1942 – (9MB)

8. Rwanda and Burundi 1 to 100,000 scale in 1942.

Rwanda 100,000 scale – 1942 – (32MB)

9. Rwanda in 1943. Who new that Bukavu was called Costermansville?

Rwanda 1,000,000 – 1943 – (855kB)

Rwanda After Independence to 1994

Rwanda had a fitful time as a republic. In 1973 military rule was established lead by Juvénal Habyarimana. Habryarimana rule lasted until has assassination on 6th April 1994.

10. American military map; compiled in 1968 and updated in 1994.