I'll use Cuba as an example here. No foreign powers other than the US are allowed to have any sort of interference in it. In other words, a stronger country holds its political presence over you, but for the most part you're independent.
Ashanti Protectorate was created in 1902.
Aden Protectorate was created in 1886.
Aden Protectorate ended in 1963.
Bechuanaland Protectorate ended in 1966.
Bechuanaland Protectorate was created in 1885.
Uganda Protectorate was created in 1894.
Botswana was once a British Protectorate?>
No. Alabama is a US state, not a US protectorate.
When Britain established a protectorate over the Niger River delta
Second Protectorate Parliament ended in 1658.
Second Protectorate Parliament was created in 1656.
French protectorate of Cambodia was created in 1863.