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British East Africa was an area of East Africa controlled by the British in the late 19th century, which became a protectorate covering roughly the area of present-day Kenya. It grew out of British commercial interests in the area in the 1880s and lasted until 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya.

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  • British East Africa was an area of East Africa controlled by the British in the late 19th century, which became a protectorate covering roughly the area of present-day Kenya. It grew out of British commercial interests in the area in the 1880s and lasted until 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya.
  • British East Africa was a British protectorate in the eastern part of Africa, covering the territory of the modern day nation of Kenya, on the Indian Ocean. British commercial interests had started trade and settlements in the area in the late 1800s. The British government took control of the lands in 1895 when the Imperial British East Africa Company began to fail, and encouraged white settlement in the Highlands. In 1905, Britain added the lands of Uganda to the protectorate. In 1920, the protectorate was turned into the colony of Kenya, which became independent in 1963.
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  • British East Africa was an area of East Africa controlled by the British in the late 19th century, which became a protectorate covering roughly the area of present-day Kenya. It grew out of British commercial interests in the area in the 1880s and lasted until 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya.
  • British East Africa was a British protectorate in the eastern part of Africa, covering the territory of the modern day nation of Kenya, on the Indian Ocean. British commercial interests had started trade and settlements in the area in the late 1800s. The British government took control of the lands in 1895 when the Imperial British East Africa Company began to fail, and encouraged white settlement in the Highlands. In 1905, Britain added the lands of Uganda to the protectorate. In 1920, the protectorate was turned into the colony of Kenya, which became independent in 1963. Its rich wildlife and abundance in game animals attracted a great number of safari hunters at the beginning of the 20th century, among which were included Frederick Selous, Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway.
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