ms were recognized by the other European powers in the period 1885–94. In 1891 the German imperial government took over administration of the area from the German East Africa Company. Although its subjugation was not completed until 1907, the colony experienced considerable economic development before World War I. During the war it was occupied by the British, who received a mandate to administer the greater part of it (Tanganyika Territory) by the Treaty of Versailles (signed June 1919; enacted January 1920). A smaller portion (Ruanda-Urundi) was entrusted to Belgium.". ↑ Eggers, p. xlix.↑ Background Note: Burundi. United States Department of State. February 2008. Retrieved on 28 June 2008.↑ "Burundi". Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. සම්ප්‍රවේශය 27 July 2008.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) International Center for Transitional Justice. Retrieved on 27 July 2008.↑ "Burundi – Politics". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. ස