Africa
Date | Event | Map |
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4 August 1890 | Heligoland was ceded to Germany per the terms of a treaty signed 1 July 1890. | !!!!!eu |
1 January 1900 | Northern Nigeria Protectorate is created, and Southern Nigeria Protectorate from the Niger Coast Protectorate and lands of the Royal Niger Company. | |
29 January 1900 | The protectorate of North-Eastern Rhodesia was established. | |
1 September 1900 | The South African Republic was annexed as Transvaal Colony. | |
6 October 1900 | The Orange Free State was annexed as the Orange River Colony. | |
1 January 1902 | Ashanti and Northern Territories of Gold Coast acquired | |
1 April 1902 | Eastern Province transferred from Uganda to East Africa Protectorate | |
15 May 1902 | Sudan-Ethiopia border treaty | |
7 August 1903 | Swaziland protectorate split from Transvaal Colony | |
28 February 1906 | Lagos Colony and Protectorate merged into Southern Nigeria | |
6 July 1907 | The British Central Africa Protectorate was renamed Nyasaland. | |
31 May 1910 | Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, and Transvaal Colony become independent as the Union of South Africa. | |
21 January 1911 | Tati Concessions transferred from BSAC? to Bechuanaland Protectorate | |
17 August 1911 | Barotziland–North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia merged into BSAC lands | |
1 January 1914 | Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigeria combined as Nigeria | |
21 April 1914 | Uganda and Sudan exchanged[https://www.jstor.org/stable/44947531?seq=6#metadata_info_tab_contents | |
18 December 1914 | Egypt becomes protectorate | |
23 July 1920 | Most of the East Africa Protectorate was annexed, becoming the Colony of Kenya. | |
29 November 1920 | The East Africa Protectorate became the Kenya Protectorate. "Kenya (Annexation) Order in Council, 1920, S.R.O. 1902 No. 661, S.R.O. & S.I. Rev. 246." | |
15 March 1922 | Egypt became independent | |
20 July 1922 | Togoland, Tanganyika, and Cameroons were mandated | |
1 November 1922 | Ascension Island was made a dependency of Saint Helena. | |
12 September 1923 | Part of the BSAC is made the colony of Southern Rhodesia | |
1 April 1924 | The remaining territory of the British South African Company is made the protectorate of Northern Rhodesia. | |
15 July 1924 | Jubaland was ceded to Italian Somalia. | |
1 February 1926 | Rudolf Province was transferred from Uganda to Kenya Colony | |
1932 | Ethiopia-Somaliland border demarcated | |
20 July 1934 | The Sarra Triangle was ceded from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Italy. | |
13 December 1946 | Gough Island was annexed; it and Tristan da Cunha were made dependencies of Saint Helena, changing the name of that colony to Saint Helena and Dependencies. | af |
13 December 1946 | Tanganyika and Cameroons reconfigured as trusts | x af |
1 August 1953 | Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, and Southern Rhodesia were merged into the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, | af |
1 October 1954 | Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria becomes Federation of Nigeria | |
1 January 1956 | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan became independent as Sudan. | af |
6 March 1957 | Ashanti, the Gold Coast, the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, and the Trust Territory of Togoland under British administration became independent as Ghana. | af |
26 June 1960 | Somaliland became independent as the State of Somaliland. | af |
1 June 1960 | kenya self rule | |
24 June 1960 | zanzibar self rule | |
1 October 1960 | Nigeria became independent as the Federation of Nigeria. | af |
14 March 1961 | gambia semi-responsible | |
27 April 1961 | The Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate became independent as Sierra Leone. | af |
1 May 1961 | tanganyika self rule | |
31 May 1961 | The Northern Cameroons become part of independent Nigeria,, dissolving that portion of the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under British administration.
South Africa ceased being a dominion |
af |
1 October 1961 | The Southern Cameroons become part of the independent Federal Republic of Cameroon., dissolving the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under British administration. | af |
9 December 1961 | The Trust Territory of Tanganyika became independent as Tanganyika. | af |
1 March 1962 | Uganda self governing | s |
9 October 1962 | Uganda became independent as Uganda. | af |
9 May 1963 | Nyasaland self governing? | |
4 October 1963 | Gambia self governing | |
10 December 1963 | Zanzibar became independent. | af |
12 December 1963 | Kenya became independent as Kenya. | af |
31 December 1963 | The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved into Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, and Southern Rhodesia. | af |
6 July 1964 | Nyasaland became independent as Malawi. | af |
24 October 1964 | Northern Rhodesia became independent as the Republic of Zambia. Southern Rhodesia begins using the name Rhodesia at this point, with full usage starting on 9 December 1964. (write this better) | af |
18 February 1965 | The Gambia Colony and Protectorate became independent as The Gambia. | af |
3 March 1965 | Bechuanaland Protectorate self-rule (or March 1?) | |
30 April 1965 | Basutoland became self-governing | |
11 November 1965 | Rhodesia declared independence. | af-d |
30 September 1966 | Bechuanaland became independent as the Republic of Botswana. | af |
4 October 1966 | Basutoland became independent as the Kingdom of Lesotho. | af |
1 March 1967 | Swaziland is renamed Kingdom of Swaziland | |
5 September 1967 | Swaziland gains autonomy as protected state of swaziland?? | |
6 September 1968 | Swaziland became independent as the Kingdom of Swaziland. | af |
1 June 1979 | Rhodesia was renamed Zimbabwe Rhodesia. | af-d |
11 December 1979 | Zimbabwe Rhodesia ended its claim of independence and returned to British control. | af-d |
18 April 1980 | Southern Rhodesia became independent as the Republic of Zimbabwe. | af |
1 September 2009 | Saint Helena and Dependencies was renamed Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. | af |
- "Anglo-German Agreement Act 1890", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1890 c. 32
- "No. 42074". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 June 1960. p. 4429.
- "Nigeria Independence Act 1960", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1960 c. 55
- "Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1961 c. 16
- The future of the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under United Kingdom administration A/RES/1608(XV) 21 April 1961. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Decolonization No 30 Part 2 Archived 12 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations, retrieved 20 May 2019
- The future of the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under United Kingdom administration A/RES/1608(XV) 21 April 1961. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- "Tanganyika Independence Act 1961", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1961 c. 1
- "Uganda Independence Act 1962", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1962 c. 57
- "Zanzibar Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 55
- "Kenya Independence Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 54
- "Rhodesia and Nyasaland Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 34
- "The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution) Order in Council 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1963/2085
- "Malawi Independence Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 46
- "Zambia Independence Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 65
- "Gambia Independence Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 93
- "The Gambia Independence Order 1965", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1965/135
- "Botswana Independence Act 1966", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1966 c. 23
- "Lesotho Independence Act 1966", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1966 c. 24
- "Swaziland Independence Act 1968", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1968 c. 56
- "Zimbabwe Act 1979", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1979 c. 60
- "The Zimbabwe Independence Order 1980", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1980/394
- "The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2009/1751