What the records say
- When
- 1962
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Rwanda
- Coordinates
- 1.90° S, 30.10° E
- Process
- unknown
- Type
- Unknown process (often independences)
- Pop
- 2840000
- Area km2
- 26388
- Losing
- Belgium
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Rwanda
Country in East Africa
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Its geography is dominated by mountains in the west and savanna in the southeast. The largest and most notable lakes are mainly in the western and northern regions of the country, and several volcanoes that form part of the Virunga volcanic chain are primarily in the northwest.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
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- July 1966 Burundian coup d'état8 Jul 1966 · Coup
- November 1966 Burundian coup d'état29 Nov 1966 · Coup
- Earthquake — Uganda: Kichwamba, Bondibogyo; Tanzania; Dr Congo20 Mar 1966 · Earthquake · Magnitude 6.6
- Battle of Mengo Hill1966 · Battle