# Robert Scheyven - Resident of Urundi

URL: https://allhistories.com/burundi/rulers/robert-scheyven
Term: 1956 – 28 October 1959
Number in the list: 23
Born-Died: 1906 - 1990
Dynasty: Belgian colonial administration
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colonial_residents_of_Burundi

Robert Scheyven was Belgian resident of Urundi from 1956 to 28 October 1959, when the founding of political parties, including Prince Louis Rwagasore's UPRONA, began in Urundi.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Jean-Paul Harroy](https://allhistories.com/burundi/rulers/jean-paul-harroy)
- Next in list: [Ivan Reisdorff](https://allhistories.com/burundi/rulers/ivan-reisdorff)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1956 - [First Council Elections](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1956-first-council-elections)
- 1957 - [Bahutu Manifesto in Rwanda](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1957-bahutu-manifesto-in-rwanda)
- 1957 - [Rwagasore Founds Traders' Cooperatives](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1957-rwagasore-founds-traders-cooperatives)
- 1958 - [First UPRONA Meetings](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1958-first-uprona-meetings)
- 1959 - [Mwambutsa Requests Independence](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1959-mwambutsa-requests-independence)
- 1959 - [Death of Mutara III in Usumbura](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1959-death-of-mutara-iii-in-usumbura)
- 1959 - [Rwandan Revolution and Refugees](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1959-rwandan-revolution-and-refugees)
- 1959 - [Belgium Announces Political Reform](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1959-belgium-announces-political-reform)
- 1959 - [Catholic Hierarchy Established](https://allhistories.com/burundi/timeline/1959-catholic-hierarchy-established)