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Name:Ruanda-Urundi 1959 (July 26) - 1962 (June 30)
More information:Ruanda-Urundi after the death of King Mutara III Rudahigwa up to the end of Belgian rule. Hutu uprisings in 1959 led to to anti-Tutsi violence in Rwanda. In January 1961, Rwanda became a republic, with Dominique Mbonyumutwa the interim president and Grégoire Kayibanda prime minister.