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Africa[edit]

Date Event Map
4 August 1890 Heligoland was ceded to Germany per the terms of a treaty signed 1 July 1890.[1] !!!!!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.[1]
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[2]
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[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[2] af
1 June 1960 kenya self rule
24 June 1960 zanzibar self rule
1 October 1960 Nigeria became independent as the Federation of Nigeria.[3] af
14 March 1961 gambia semi-responsible
27 April 1961 The Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate became independent as Sierra Leone.[4] af
1 May 1961 tanganyika self rule
31 May 1961 The Northern Cameroons become part of independent Nigeria,[5], dissolving that portion of the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under British administration.[6]

South Africa ceased being a dominion

af
1 October 1961 The Southern Cameroons become part of the independent Federal Republic of Cameroon.[7], dissolving the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under British administration.[6] af
9 December 1961 The Trust Territory of Tanganyika became independent as Tanganyika.[8] af
1 March 1962 Uganda self governing s
9 October 1962 Uganda became independent as Uganda.[9] af
9 May 1963 Nyasaland self governing?
4 October 1963 Gambia self governing
10 December 1963 Zanzibar became independent.[10] af
12 December 1963 Kenya became independent as Kenya.[11] af
31 December 1963 The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved into Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, and Southern Rhodesia.[12][13] af
6 July 1964 Nyasaland became independent as Malawi.[14] af
24 October 1964 Northern Rhodesia became independent as the Republic of Zambia.[15] 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.[16][17] af
3 March 1965 Bechuanaland Protectorate self-rule (or March 1?)
30 April 1965 Basutoland became self-governing
11 November 1965 Rhodesia declared independence.[7] af-d
30 September 1966 Bechuanaland became independent as the Republic of Botswana.[18] af
4 October 1966 Basutoland became independent as the Kingdom of Lesotho.[19] af
1 March 1967 Swaziland is renamed Kingdom of Swaziland[[8]
5 September 1967 Swaziland gains autonomy as protected state of swaziland??
6 September 1968 Swaziland became independent as the Kingdom of Swaziland.[20] af
1 June 1979 Rhodesia was renamed Zimbabwe Rhodesia.[9] af-d
11 December 1979 Zimbabwe Rhodesia ended its claim of independence and returned to British control.[10][11] af-d
18 April 1980 Southern Rhodesia became independent as the Republic of Zimbabwe.[21][22] af
1 September 2009 Saint Helena and Dependencies was renamed Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.[23] af
  1. ^ "Anglo-German Agreement Act 1890", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1890 c. 32
  2. ^ "No. 42074". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 June 1960. p. 4429.
  3. ^ "Nigeria Independence Act 1960", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1960 c. 55
  4. ^ "Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1961 c. 16
  5. ^ The future of the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under United Kingdom administration A/RES/1608(XV) 21 April 1961. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b Decolonization No 30 Part 2 Archived 12 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations, retrieved 20 May 2019
  7. ^ The future of the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under United Kingdom administration A/RES/1608(XV) 21 April 1961. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Tanganyika Independence Act 1961", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1961 c. 1
  9. ^ "Uganda Independence Act 1962", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1962 c. 57
  10. ^ "Zanzibar Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 55
  11. ^ "Kenya Independence Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 54
  12. ^ "Rhodesia and Nyasaland Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 34
  13. ^ "The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution) Order in Council 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1963/2085
  14. ^ "Malawi Independence Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 46
  15. ^ "Zambia Independence Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 65
  16. ^ "Gambia Independence Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 93
  17. ^ "The Gambia Independence Order 1965", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1965/135
  18. ^ "Botswana Independence Act 1966", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1966 c. 23
  19. ^ "Lesotho Independence Act 1966", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1966 c. 24
  20. ^ "Swaziland Independence Act 1968", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1968 c. 56
  21. ^ "Zimbabwe Act 1979", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1979 c. 60
  22. ^ "The Zimbabwe Independence Order 1980", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1980/394
  23. ^ "The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2009/1751
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