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Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Colony_and_Protectorate_of_Nigeria
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
British colony
gptkbp:area
923,768 km²
gptkbp:capital
gptkb:Lagos
gptkbp:currency
gptkb:British_West_African_pound
gptkbp:dissolved
1960
gptkbp:established
1914
gptkbp:flag
Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952)
Flag of Nigeria (1952–1960)
gptkbp:governmentType
gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:historicalPeriod
gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
gptkbp:independenceDate
1 October 1960
gptkbp:lastRuler
gptkb:Sir_James_Robertson
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:mergedInto
gptkb:Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkb:Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkbp:monarch
gptkb:Edward_VIII
gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkb:George_V
gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:notableEvent
Amalgamation of 1914
Independence in 1960
Constitutional reforms of 1946
Constitutional reforms of 1954
gptkbp:officialLanguage
English
gptkbp:population
about 45 million (1950s)
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkb:Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkbp:successor
Federation of Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:colonial_Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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