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The Imperial British East Africa Company was the administrator of British East Africa. It was a commercial association that was founded to develop African trade in the areas controlled by the English colonial power. It was created after the Berlin Treaty of 1885. British East Africa was a British protectorate in East Africa, covering generally the area of present-day Kenya and lasting from 1890 to 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya. ... The name Treaty of Berlin is attached to four treaties: Treaty of Berlin, 1878 Treaty of Berlin, 1899 Treaty of Berlin, 1921 Treaty of Berlin, 1926 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
BritishEastAfrica was a British protectorate in EastAfrica, covering generally the area of present-day Kenya and lasting from 1890 to 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya.
However, the company began to fail, and on July 1, 1895 the British government proclaimed a protectorate, and in 1902 made the Uganda territory part of the protectorate also.
The capital was shifted from Mombasa to Nairobi in 1905, and on July 23, 1920 the protectorate became the colony of Kenya.
BritishEastAfrica, which later became the Kenya Colony - the interior of Kenya - was originally colonised by a Chartered Company, the BritishEastAfricaCompany.
The ImperialBritishEastAfricaCompany, founded by the Scottish ship-owner Sir William Mackinnon in 1887, was granted a Royal Charter in 1888.
The company flag and special ensigns were probably granted in the Royal Charter, similar to Article 19 in the charter of the British South AfricaCompany.
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