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Rumanura Famine, Rwanda-Burundi (jan 1, 1916 – dec 1, 1918)

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The Rumanura famine was a famine that occurred between 1916 and 1918 during the Belgian military occupation of Ruanda-Urundi in World War I when the agricultural cycle of the Mulera region was at its low end and could not provide for the Bugoyi region.

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jan 1, 1916
dec 1, 1918
~ 2 years and 10 months