Bihar famine of 1873–74 Bihar famine of 1873–74 The Bihar famine of 1873–1874 (also the Bengal famine of 1873–1874) was a famine in British India that followed a drought in the province of Bihar, the neighboring provinces of Bengal, the North-Western Provinces and Oudh. It affected an area of and a population of 21.5 million. The relief effort—organized by Sir Richard Temple, the newly appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal—was one of the success stories of the famine relief in British India; there was little or no mortality during the famine. As the impending famine came to light, a decision was made at the highest level
Provinces of Rwanda that the previous twelve had with events from the genocide. Until 2002 the provinces were called prefectures ("perefegitura"). As of January 1, 2006 the five provinces of Rwanda are: Prior to 2006 the provinces were: 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