British West Africa was the collective name for British colonies in West Africa during the colonial period, either in the general geographical sense or more specifically those comprised in a formal colonial administrative entity. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. The United Kingdom colonised varying parts of these territories or the whole from the late 1780s until the 1960s. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Historical jurisdiction
British West Africa or the British West African Settlements constituted during two periods (17 October 1821 until its first dissolution on 13 January 1850 and again 19 February 1866 till its final demise on 24 November 1888) an administrative entity under a governor-in-chief (comparable in rank to a Governor-general), an office vested in the governor of Sierra Leone (at Freetown) . Governor-in-chief is a British colonial title for governing offices with a jurisdiction that comprises — unlike an ordinary governor but like certain governors-general — several colonies Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.
The various colonies were established mainly to aid the efforts of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron rather than any expansionist or economic reasons. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The West Africa Squadron, established in 1808 after the passing of the Slave Trade Act in 1807 was a unit of the Royal Navy that was involved in the suppression
The other colonies originally included in the jurisdiction were the Gambia and the British Gold Coast (modern Ghana). This article is about the British colony in west Africa 1821-1957 Nigeria as a whole never was, but since the re-constitution in 1866 its nucleus, Lagos territory, was. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
Aftermath
Even after its final dissolution, a single currency, the British West African pound, was in effect throughout the region -including Nigeria- from 1907 to 1962. The pound was the Currency of British West Africa, a group of British colonies protectorates and mandate territories
Nigeria gained independence in 1960. Sierra Leone was self-governing by 1958 and gained independence in 1960. The Gambia gained independence in 1965. In 1954, the British Gold Coast was allowed by Britain to self-govern and in 1957, the Gold Coast was given independence from Britain, under the name Ghana. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the
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