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History of Kenya

A country in East Africa whose capital and largest city is Nairobi and whose economy is the largest in East and Central Africa. 5 eras, 1888 to today.

Imperial British East Africa Company, 1888–1895 Draft, not yet reviewed

The Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEAC) was a commercial association founded to develop African trade in the areas controlled by the British Empire. The company was incorporated in London on 18 April 1888 and granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria on 6 September 1888. The IBEAC oversaw an area of about 246,800 square miles (639,000 km2) along the eastern coast of Africa (from modern-day Somalia to modern-day Kenya). In 1893 the IBEAC transferred its administration rights of the territory to the British Government.

Seat of power: Mombasa

East Africa Protectorate, 1895–1920 Draft, not yet reviewed

The 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. On 1 July 1895, the British government proclaimed a protectorate, the administration being transferred to the Foreign Office. The capital was shifted from Mombasa to Nairobi in 1905. It remained a protectorate until 1920, when it became the Colony of Kenya.

Seat of power: Mombasa

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Kenya Colony, 1920–1963 Draft, not yet reviewed

The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was a colony part of the British Empire located in East Africa from 1920 until 1963. It was established when the former East Africa Protectorate was transformed into a British Crown colony in 1920. The Mau Mau rebellion (1952–1960) was an armed conflict in the British Colony of Kenya between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA) and the British colonial authorities. The colony came to an end in 1963 when a native Kenyan majority government was elected for the first time and eventually declared independence.

Seat of power: Nairobi

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Kenya (1963–1964), 1963–1964 Draft, not yet reviewed

The Commonwealth realm of Kenya was a short-lived sovereign state between 12 December 1963 and 12 December 1964 whose head of state was Queen Elizabeth II. When British Kenya became independent on 12 December 1963, Elizabeth II remained head of state as Queen of Kenya. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Kenya, Malcolm John Macdonald. Jomo Kenyatta held office as prime minister (and head of government).

Seat of power: Nairobi

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Republic of Kenya, 1964 to today Draft, not yet reviewed

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. Modern-day Kenya emerged from a protectorate, established by the British Empire in 1895, and the subsequent Kenya Colony, which began in 1920. The 1992 elections marked the beginning of multiparty politics after more than 25 years of KANU rule. In August 2010, Kenyans held a referendum and passed a new constitution, which limited presidential powers and devolved the central government.

Seat of power: Nairobi

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