Political History of Eastern Africa - Colonies and Mandates

Colonies and Mandates

  • 23 February 1914: Comoros become a dependency of Madagascar.
  • 1916: The Kingdoms of Bugama-Kiganda and Cyingogo are annexed to Ruanda. Bukwara is annexed to Kyamutwara.
  • 19 May 1916: Belgium begins conquest of German East Africa, completed 18 September 1916, except for the area that will be known as Tanganyika.
  • 9 October 1916: The United Kingdom begins conquest of Tanganyika, completed 14 November 1918.
  • 1918: Monarchy is abolished in Maasai.
  • 1919: The Kingdoms of Bushiru and Bwanamwari are annexed to Ruanda.
  • 30 May 1919: Following the Orts-Milner Convention, Ruanda and Burundi remains under Belgian administration.
  • 1920s: Awsa is annexed to Ethiopia, but the monarchy remains.
  • 10 January 1920: The Kionga Triangle is ceded from Tanganyika to Moçambique.
  • 23 July 1920: The British East Africa Protectorate becomes the Kenya Colony and Protectorate.
  • September 1921: The Kingdom of Bushiru is independent of Ruanda.
  • 20 July 1922: Burundi and Rwanda are under a Belgian mandate from the League of Nations under the name Ruanda-Urundi. Tanganyika is under a British mandate from the League of Nations.
  • 21 September 1923: Changamire is annexed to Southern Rhodesia.
  • 1924: The Kingdom of Buhoma is annexed to Ruanda-Urundi.
  • 1 May 1924: Rhodesia is dissolved into the protectorate of Northern Rhodesia and the colony of Southern Rhodesia.
  • 15 July 1924: Britain cedes Jubaland, part of Kenya, to Italy.
  • 1925: The Kingdom of Bushiru is annexed to Ruanda-Urundi, but the monarchy remains.
  • October 1925: Hobyo is annexed to Italian Somaliland.
  • 1926: Monarchy is abolished in Wanga.
  • 1 March 1926: Ruanda-Urundi is a dependency of the Belgian Congo.
  • 1 July 1926: Jubaland is annexed to Italian Somaliland.
  • 1927: Majerteen is annexed to Italian Somaliland.
  • 1931: The Kingdoms of Bukonya, Kibari and Rwankeri are annexed to Ruanda-Urundi.
  • 1932: Kingdom of Jimma is annexed to Ethiopia.
  • 15 January 1935: Foundation of the Italian East Africa from the union of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland.
  • 3 October 1935: Italian invasion of Ethiopia (First Italo-Abyssinian War).
  • 9 May 1936: Ethiopia is occupied by Italy (Second Italo-Abyssinian War).
  • 1 June 1936: Ethiopia is added to Italian East Africa, now divided in six provinces: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Eritrea, Galla-Sidamo, Harar and Somalia.
  • August 1938: Monarchy is abolished in the Kingdom of Bushiru.
  • 1 January 1939: The province of Scioa is created in Italian East Africa from Addis Ababa and parts of Amhara and Galla-Sidamo.
  • 19 August 1940: Italian occupation of British Somaliland until 16 March 1941.
  • February 1941: British occupation of Italian Somaliland until 21 November 1949.
  • March 1941: British occupation of Ogaden in Ethiopia until 23 September 1948.
  • 5 May 1941: British occupation of Eritrea.
  • 27 November 1941: Ethiopia is completely liberated by the Allies
  • 1942: British occupation of Réunion, until 1946.
  • 5 May 1942: Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa from exile, exactly 5 years after having fled from it.
  • 5 May 1942: British occupation of Madagascar, until 13 October 1946.
  • 2 July 1942: British occupation of Mayotte, until 1946.
  • 25 September 1942: British occupation of Comoros.
  • December 1942: British occupation of French Somaliland.

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