Category Archives: West Africa

Niger Coast Protectorate (1893 – 1900)

ALBUM – View my Niger Coast Protectorate album TRANSITION CHART for the British Nigeria area Fast Facts Region: West Africa Group: British Nigeria Classification: Colony (British) Prior Regime: Oil Rivers Protectorate Key Dates:   1862, January 1 – Lagos Island is … Continue reading

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Oil Rivers Protectorate (1885 – 1893)

ALBUM – View my Oil Rivers Protectorate album TRANSITION CHART for the British Nigeria area Fast Facts Region: West Africa Group: British Nigeria Classification: Colony (British) Prior Regime: Opobo State Key Dates:   1862, January 1 – Lagos Island is annexed … Continue reading

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Northern Nigeria Protectorate (1900 – 1914)

ALBUM – view my Northern Nigeria Protectorate album TRANSITION CHART for the British Nigeria area Fast Facts Region: West Africa Group: British Nigeria Classification: Colony (Britain) Prior Regime: Royal Niger Company, Niger Coast Protectorate Key Dates:   1900, Jan 1 – … Continue reading

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Southern Nigeria Protectorate (1900 – 1914)

ALBUM – view my Southern Nigeria Protectorate album TRANSITION CHART for the British Nigeria area Fast Facts Region: West Africa Group: British Nigeria Classification: Colony (Britain) Prior Regime: Niger Coast Protectorate Key Dates:   1900, Jan 1 – Southern Nigeria formed by joining … Continue reading

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