Northern Rhodesia
Zambia, 1924–1964. Draft, not yet reviewed
Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland formed in 1953 was intensely unpopular among the vast African majority and its formation hastened calls for majority rule. As a result of this pressure, the country became independent in 1964 as Zambia.
Seat of power: Lusaka
Rulers
Herbert Stanley
Governor of Northern Rhodesia, 1924–1927
On 1 April 1924, Herbert Stanley was appointed as Governor and Northern Rhodesia became an official Protectorate of the United Kingdom, with its capital in Livingstone. Taking office on 1 April 1924 as governor of Northern Rhodesia, Stanley sought an amalgamation of the central African colonies and an extension of the Northern Rhodesian Railway into Southern Rhodesia.
Portrait of Herbert Stanley: Basso, Public domain, file
James Crawford Maxwell
Governor of Northern Rhodesia, 1927–1932
In 1927 he was appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of Northern Rhodesia. He retired in 1932.
Ronald Storrs
Governor of Northern Rhodesia, 1932–1934
He served as Oriental Secretary in Cairo, Military Governor of Jerusalem, Governor of Cyprus, and Governor of Northern Rhodesia.
Portrait of Ronald Storrs: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, file
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Hubert Winthrop Young
Governor of Northern Rhodesia, 1935–1938
He was Governor of Northern Rhodesia from 1935 to 1938, one of three governorships.
John Waddington
Governor of Northern Rhodesia, 1941–1947
He served as Governor of Barbados from 1938 to 1941, and Governor of Northern Rhodesia from 1941 to 1947.
Portrait of John Waddington: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, file
William Marston Logan
Governor of Northern Rhodesia, 1941–1941
He was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of Seychelles from 1942 to 1947.
Culture
- Lewanika, king of the Lozi people of Barotseland sought European protection because of internal unrest and the threat of Ndebele raids. On 27 June 1890, Lewanika consented to an exclusive mineral concession.
- In 1895, Rhodes asked his American scout Frederick Russell Burnham to look for minerals and ways to improve river navigation in the region, and it was during this trek that Burnham discovered major copper deposits along the Kafue River.
- Large-scale development of the Copperbelt only began in the late 1920s, with an increasing world market for copper. The most important factor in the colony's economy was copper.
- In 1929, five years after taking over control of Northern Rhodesia from the BSAC, the British colonial administration decided to move its capital from Livingstone to a more central location, and Lusaka was chosen.
Picture
Livingstone is a city in Southern Province, Zambia, and from 1911 until 1935 it served as the first capital of Northern Rhodesia.
Image: YWAM Livingstone, CC BY-SA 4.0, file
Sources
Text adapted from the Wikipedia articles listed as sources, CC BY-SA 4.0.