Rumanura famine
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 in the low end of its cycle and could not provide for the Bugoyi region.[1][2][3][4]
Overview[]
In 1916, hostilities in the region caused the Belgian and German troops to clash Bugoyi Plain. During this a famine broke out and rapidly spread, aggravated by unbalanced rainfalls as well as by feudal coercion. Unlike other famines that had taken place since 1897, the Rumanura famine spread until it eventually covered the whole kingdom.[4]
References[]
- ^ Iliffe, John; John, Iliffe (1986). The African Poor: A History. Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-521-34877-5.
- ^ Gebauer, Claudia (2018). Changing Climates: Translating Adaptation in|to Rwanda. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 237. ISBN 978-3-643-90826-1.
- ^ Lugan, Bernard (1976). "Causes et effets de la famine " Rumanura " au Rwanda, 1916–18". Revue canadienne des études africaines. 10 (2): 347–356. doi:10.1080/00083968.1976.10803760. PMID 11631781.
- ^ a b Lugan, Bernard (1976-01-01). "Causes and Results of the « Rumanura » famine in Rwanda, 1916–18". Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 10 (2): 347–356. doi:10.1080/00083968.1976.10803760. ISSN 0008-3968.
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