Ruanda-Urundi
geographical name
Ru·an·da-Urun·di
| \ rü-ˈän-dä-ü-ˈrün-dē
\
\
variants:
or Belgian East Africa
Definition of Ruanda-Urundi
former trust territory of east central Africa bordering on Lake Tanganyika and comprising two districts,
Ru*an*da
\ rü-ˈän-dä \ (capital Kigali)
and
Urun*di
\ ü-ˈrün-dē \ (capital Usumbura),
administered by Belgium under the League of Nations mandate 1919–45 and under U.N. trusteeship 1946–62; capital Usumbura — see burundi, rwanda
\ (capital Kigali)
and
Urun*di
\ ü-ˈrün-dē \ (capital Usumbura),
administered by Belgium under the League of Nations mandate 1919–45 and under U.N. trusteeship 1946–62; capital Usumbura — see burundi, rwanda