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The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was part of the British Empire in Africa from 1920 until 1963. It was established when the former East Africa Protectorate was transformed into a British Crown colony in 1920.
Kenya became a military base for the British in the First World War (1914–1918), [63] as efforts to subdue the German colony to the south were frustrated. At the outbreak of war in August 1914, the governors of British East Africa (as the Protectorate was generally known) and German East Africa agreed a truce in an attempt to keep the young ...
East Africa Protectorate (also known as British East Africa) was a British protectorate in the African Great Lakes, occupying roughly the same area as present-day Kenya, from the Indian Ocean inland to the border with Uganda in the west.
The King and Camilla will fly to the east African country to help mark the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain.
This article contains a list of chairmen, administrators, commissioners and governors of British Kenya Colony.. The office of Governor of Kenya was replaced by the office of Governor-General in 1963 and then later replaced by a President of Kenya, upon Kenya becoming a Republic in 1964.
The Mau Mau rebellion (1952–1960), also known as the Mau Mau uprising, Mau Mau revolt, or Kenya Emergency, was a war in the British Kenya Colony (1920–1963) between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities. [9]
The British also pursued an anti-German policy which was led by the head official in Tanganyika, Sir Horace Bryatt. Bryatt was an unpopular politician, and his policies of expelling Germans halved Tanganyika's European population. Many of the ex-German plantations were sold to European companies and mixed farms were given to new British owners.
Kenya becomes a sovereign state but remains a member of the commonwealth realm [90] Jomo Kenyatta becomes Kenya's first Prime Minister and head of government serving Elizabeth II. Malcolm MacDonald becomes Kenya's last Colonial governor [91] 1964 UNESCO's General History of Africa is launched aiming to tackle ignorance of Africa's history.