Colony and Protectorate of Kenya

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colony_and_Protectorate_of_Kenya
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:British_colony
gptkbp:area 582,646 km²
gptkbp:capital Nairobi
gptkbp:coatOfArms Coat of arms of Kenya (1952–1963)
gptkbp:colonial_power gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:country gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:currency gptkb:East_African_shilling
gptkbp:dissolved 1963
gptkbp:established 1920
gptkbp:flag Flag of Kenya (1921–1963)
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:cathedral
gptkbp:independenceDate 12 December 1963
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Edward_VIII
gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkb:George_V
gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Mau_Mau_Uprising
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
Swahili
gptkbp:population_in_1960 8,105,440
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:East_Africa_Protectorate
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:timezone EAT (UTC+3)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Kenya
gptkb:East_African_Protectorate
gptkb:British_East_Africa_Protectorate
gptkb:East_Africa_Protectorate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colony and Protectorate of Kenya