Bihar Province Bihar Province Bihar Province was a province of British India, created in 1936 by the partition of the Bihar and Orissa Province. In 1756 Bihar was part of Bengal. On 14 October 1803 Orissa was occupied by the British Raj. On 1 April 1912 both Bihar and Orissa were separated from Bengal as Bihar and Orissa Province. On 1 April 1936 Bihar and Orissa became separate provinces. The Government of India Act provided for the election of a provincial legislative assembly and a responsible government. Elections were held in 1937, and the Indian National Congress took a majority of the
Provinces of Rwanda Provinces of Rwanda The Provinces of Rwanda, called "intara", are divided into districts ("akarere") and municipalities ("umujyi"). Prior to January 1, 2006, Rwanda was composed of 12 provinces. The Rwandan Government decided to establish new provinces in an attempt to address issues that arose from the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. The first goal was to decentralise power. The perception was that Rwanda's centralised governing system had been a contributing factor to the genocide. The new provinces are more multiethnic than the previous twelve which helps to weaken ethnic divisions. Finally, the new provinces do not have the associations