Statutory British Protected Persons
Today a person is a statutory BPP if he or she:
| Protectorate / trust territory | Independent state | Independence day |
|---|---|---|
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | Botswana | 30 September 1966 |
| British Solomon Islands Protectorate | Solomon Islands | 7 July 1978 |
| Gambia Protectorate | Gambia | 18 February 1965 |
| Kamaran | South Yemen | 30 November 1967 |
| Kenya Protectorate | Kenya | 12 December 1963 |
| Nigeria Protectorate | Nigeria | 1 October 1960 |
| Northern Rhodesia | Zambia | 24 October 1964 |
| Northern Territories of the Gold Coast | Ghana | 6 March 1957 |
| Nyasaland Protectorate | Malawi | 6 July 1964 |
| Protectorate of South Arabia | South Yemen | 30 November 1967 |
| Sierra Leone Protectorate | Sierra Leone | 27 April 1961 |
| Uganda Protectorate | Uganda | 9 October 1962 |
| Tanganyika | Tanganyika | 9 December 1961 |
| British Togoland | Ghana | 6 March 1957 |
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Famous quotes containing the words british, protected and/or persons:
“Swans moulting die, snow melts to tears,
Roses do blush and hang their heads,”
—Henry Noel, British poet, and William Strode, British poet. Beauty Extolled (attributed to Noel and to Strode)
“The rights and interests of the laboring man will be protected and cared for, not by the labor agitators, but by the Christian men to whom God in His infinite wisdom has given control of the property interests of the country.”
—George Baer (1842–1914)
“A new person is to me a great event, and hinders me from sleep. I have often had fine fancies about persons which have given me delicious hours; but the joy ends in the day; it yields no fruit.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)