Rwanda-Urundi: The Social Economic Status Of Rwanda

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Family member: Aunt Angele Mukamusoni
For this assignment I talked to my aunt Angele who was born in Rwanda in 1945. She is Rwandese. She was born when Rwanda was still a Belgium colony. It was called Rwanda-Urundi because it was Rwanda and Burundi were one country under the Belgium rule. However, Rwanda had its own King called Kigeri V. who ruled up to the time of Rwanda’s independence in 1962. According to her, it was a significant for Rwandan because they were no longer colonized and were able make their own decision. The social economic status of the Rwanda had changed gradually as people had started using money, going to school and trading with neighboring countries such as Uganda, Tanzania and others. Since Rwanda was proclaimed to be

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