British Colonial Administration in Sierra Leone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Colonial_Administration_in_Sierra_Leone
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Freetown
gptkbp:colonialStatus gptkb:Crown_Colony
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:currency gptkb:British_West_African_pound
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Independence_of_Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:endDate 1961
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_British_Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_Sierra_Leone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Colonial Administration in Sierra Leone
gptkbp:legalSystem British colonial legal system
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:notableEvent Abolition of slave trade
Establishment of Freetown as a settlement for freed slaves
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Sir_Milton_Margai
gptkb:Charles_MacCarthy
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Province_of_Freedom
gptkbp:startDate 1808
gptkbp:successor Sierra Leone (independent state)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6