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Rwanda

polity · 1815 AD–present

Rwanda, a polity recorded 1815 AD–present: 4 mapped boundaries, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.

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Names

NameIn useLanguage
Rwanda1815 AD–1913 AD—
Rwanda (Belgium)1920 AD–1944 AD—
Rwanda1945 AD–present—

Recorded boundaries

PeriodControlConfidenceEvidenceNotes
1815 AD–1879 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1815 AD—
1880 AD–1913 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1880 AD—
1920 AD–1944 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1920 ADSubject to Belgium.
1945 AD–presentadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1945 AD—

Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.

Sources