British East Africa

British East Africa was a British protectorate in East Africa, covering generally the area of present-day Kenya and lasting from 1890 to 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya.

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British - Africa - Kenya - 1890 - 1920

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European missionaries began settling in the area from Mombasa to Mount Kilimanjaro in the 1840s, nominally under the protection of the Sultan of Zanzibar. The Imperial British East Africa Company began operations in the area in 1888, also by permission of the sultan, and after 1890 nominally administered Uganda as well.

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Mombasa - Mount Kilimanjaro - 1840s - Zanzibar - Imperial British East Africa Company - 1888 - 1890 - Uganda

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However, the company began to fail, and on July 1, 1895 the British government proclaimed a protectorate, and in 1902 made the Uganda territory part of the protectorate also. The capital was shifted from Mombasa to Nairobi in 1905, and on July 23, 1920 the protectorate became the colony of Kenya.

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July 1 - 1895 - 1902 - Nairobi - 1905 - July 23 - 1920

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