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  2. History of British nationality law - Wikipedia

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    The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 made Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKCs) whose passports were not directly issued by the United Kingdom Government (i.e. passports issued by the Governor of a colony or by the Commander of a British protectorate) subject to immigration control. Those with passports issued at a British High ...

  3. List of countries that have gained independence from the ...

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    The British Somaliland Protectorate gained independence on 26 June 1960 and united with the Trust Territory of Somalia on 1 July 1960 to form the Somali Republic, but later broke away and unilaterally declared independence in 1991. It is internationally unrecognised.

  4. British protectorate - Wikipedia

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    Northern Territories of the Gold Coast (British protectorate) (1901–1957) Nyasaland Protectorate (1893–1964) (British Central Africa Protectorate until 1907) Sierra Leone Protectorate* (1896–1961) Southern Nigeria Protectorate (1900–1914) Swaziland (1903–1968) Uganda Protectorate (1894–1962) Walvis Bay (1878–1884)

  5. History of Zambia - Wikipedia

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    The history of Zambia experienced many stages from colonisation to independence from Britain on 24 October 1964. Northern Rhodesia became a British sphere of influence in the present-day region of Zambia in 1888, and was officially proclaimed a British protectorate in 1924.

  6. Northern Rhodesia - Wikipedia

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    Territory of the British South Africa Company (1911–1924) Protectorate of the United Kingdom (1924–1953, 1963–1964) Division of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963) Capital: Livingstone (until 1935) Lusaka (from 1935) Common languages: English (official) Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga and Lozi widely spoken: Government ...

  7. Crown Colony of Malta - Wikipedia

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    It was established when the Malta Protectorate was transformed into a British Crown colony in 1813, and this was confirmed by the Treaty of Paris in 1814. The colony gained independence in 1964. The colony gained independence in 1964.

  8. Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 - Wikipedia

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    Before the Act was passed, citizens of Commonwealth countries had extensive rights to migrate to the UK.For instance, in the sparsely populated frontier area of Sha Tin in Hong Kong, 85–90 percent of the able-bodied males left for the United Kingdom between 1955 and 1962 to work in British factories, foundries, railways, buses, hotels, and restaurants.

  9. Gambia Colony and Protectorate - Wikipedia

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    The Gambia Colony and Protectorate was the British colonial administration of The Gambia from 1821 to 1965, part of the British Empire in the New Imperialism era. The colony was the immediate area surrounding Bathurst (now Banjul), and the protectorate was the inland territory situated around the Gambia River, which was declared in 1894.