Usumbura

Japanese: Usumbura
Usumbura

...It is located on a plateau with beautiful scenery and a cool climate, and is also known as a tourist destination. In the 19th century, it was a poor village called Usumbura, but in 1899 it became a military base for German East Africa, and after World War I it became the capital of the Belgian Mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. When Ulundi separated from Ruanda in 1962 and became independent as Burundi, it changed its name to Bujumbura and became the capital.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Usumbura" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…風光明媚で気候爽涼な高原にあり,観光地としても知られている。19世紀には寒村でウスンブラUsumburaと呼ばれたが,1899年ドイツ領東アフリカの軍隊の駐留基地となり,第1次世界大戦後はベルギーの委任統治領ルアンダ・ウルンディの主都となった。1962年ウルンディがルアンダと分離してブルンジとして独立したとき,名称をブジュンブラに変えて首都となった。…

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