1885 ⟶ British Protectorate Established Over Bechuanaland

Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern...
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🇬🇧 British Acquisition of Trinidad

Trinidad put under British rule.⟶
British Acquisition of Trinidad (1796)
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismTerritorial ExpansionNapoleonic WarsGeopolitics
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 British Annexation of the Cape Colony

Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.⟶
British Annexation of the Cape Colony (1806)
British EmpireColonialismExpansionismImperialismNapoleonic WarsCape ColonyPolitical Control
South AfricaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 British Protectorate Established Over Bechuanaland

Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana).⟶
British Protectorate Established Over Bechuanaland (1885)
ColonialismBritish EmpireProtectorateImperialismDiplomacyTerritorial Expansion
BotswanaBotswanaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🛡️ Morocco Established as French Protectorate

March 30: Morocco becomes a protectorate of France.⟶
Morocco Established as French Protectorate (1912)
ColonialismImperialismProtectorateFrench EmpireDiplomacyGeopolitics
MoroccoMoroccoFranceFrance

🇬🇧 United Kingdom Establishes Protectorate over Egypt

December 19: The United Kingdom establishes the Sultanate of Egypt as a protectorate.⟶
United Kingdom Establishes Protectorate over Egypt (1914)
British EmpireImperialismProtectorateColonialismWorld War I
United KingdomUnited KingdomEgyptEgypt

🇧🇼 Botswana Gains Independence

September 30: Independence of Botswana.⟶
Botswana Gains Independence (1966)
IndependenceDecolonizationAfrican HistoryPost-ColonialismCommonwealthSelf-determination
BotswanaBotswanaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom