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Belgium took over the country after World War I in 1919 and administered the territory using French. When Rwanda gained Independence in 1962, most of the government offices and bureaus were already in French.
Belgium ruled Rwanda until 1962. As Belgium is French speaking, a lot of Rwandans also speak French. Rwanda also has its own language called Kinyarwanda.
Belgian colonisation
Rwanda and Burundi made up the former Belgian colony of Ruanda-Urundi. Those who came from Belgium, to settle in the subsequent two countries, spoke French.
Maybe because Rwanda used to be a French colony and was influenced by the culture, thus people in Rwanda speaking French.

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