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German East Africa
German East Africa (German: Deutsch-Ostafrika) was Germany's colony in East Africa, including what is now Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanganyika, the mainland part of present Tanzania. It came into existence during the 1880s and ended during World War I, when the area was taken over by the British and Belgians.
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