Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Kenya Colony

 
Wikipedia: Kenya Colony
Kenya Colony
British colony
Flag of British East Africa.png
1920–1963 Flag of Kenya.svg

Flag of Kenya Colony

Flag of Colony of Kenya

Anthem
God Save the Queen
Capital Nairobi
Language(s) English
Government Colonial administration
Monarch
 - 1920-1936 George V
 - 1936 Edward VIII
 - 1936-1952 George VI
 - 1952-1963 Elizabeth II
Commissioner, Governor
 - 1920-1922 Sir Edward Northey
 - 1937-1939 Sir Robert Brooke-Popham
 - 1963 Malcolm John MacDonald
History
 - Established 1920
 - Independent as Kenya 12 December 1963

The Colony of Kenya was established when the former East Africa Protectorate was transformed into a British crown colony in 1920.

The colony came to an end in 1963 when a black majority government was elected for the first time and eventually declared independence as Kenya.

External links


Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
 
 

 

Copyrights:

Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Kenya Colony" Read more