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elite, whom he considered natural rulers of the country. In Classe's view, the political structure of Rwanda was much like the feudal structure of the Middle Ages in Europe. As a presumed expert on the country, his 1916 paper on the political organization had great influence on the thinking of the
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Classe was recalled in 1920 due to disagreements among the missionaries over how much they should be involved in politics. In Europe his superiors became fully confident in his capability, and his assistance in the question of the eastern boundaries gained him the support of the
Belgian colonial
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Classe remained a committed supporter of the Tutsi ruling class. In a letter to the resident
Belgian commissioner on 21 September 1927 he said that the young Tutsis would be a great help in helping the colony advance. The Hutus would much rather receive orders from the Tutsi nobles than from
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at the time. By 1943 all but two of the fifty-two chiefs of Rwanda were
Christian. That year Classe baptized King Mutara III Rudahigwa in a ceremony attended by the chiefs. Classe designed many of the church buildings in Rwanda. He died in
211:, from 1922 until his death in 1945. During his time as a missionary priest and then bishop a great many Rwandans were converted to Christianity. Classe was influential in persuading the Belgian colonial administration to favor the
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commoners. In 1930 he again said that suppressing the Tutsi caste would cause great damage, leading to anarchy and viciously anti-European communism. The Tutsis were intelligent, active, and able to understand progressive ideas.
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