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Nyasaland

The Nyasaland Protectorate, or simply Nyasaland, (/nɪˈæsəlænd, naɪˈæsə-/) was a British protectorate in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Between 1953 and 1963, Nyasaland was part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. After the Federation was dissolved, Nyasaland became…

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Capital
Zomba
Currency
SR pound · CAF pound
Government
Constitutional monarchy
Languages
English (official) · Chewa, Yao, Tumbuka, Lomwe
Legislature
Legislative Council
Status
British protectorate

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Historic population

Administration

Land

Agricultural economy

Transport

Nationalism

Independence

Administrative history

Notable people born in Nyasaland

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Nyasaland

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Avg. degree1.99
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Nyasaland

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related to Transport · 27
Nyasaland → Blantyre, British, Chikwawa, Chinde, Chiromo, From, German East Africa Line, Lake Nyasa, Livingstone's, Low, Lower Shire, Middle Shire, Port Herald, Shire, Shire Highlands, Shire River, Shire River's, The, The British, The Union-Castle
related to Central · 22
Nyasaland → African, As Nyasaland, British, British Government, Colonial Office, December, Federal, Federation, From, Governor, Governors, HM Treasury, Its, July, Nyasaland's, Rhodesia, The, The Colonial Office, The Federation, This
related to Private · 22
Nyasaland → Additional, African, Africans, Around, Between, British South Africa Company, But, Certificates, Claim, Commissioner, Crown Lands, European, European-owned, Europeans, First World War, He, Many, Of, Protectorate, Shire Highlands
related to Independence · 19
Nyasaland → African, Africans, Armitage, As, As Congress, Banda, Congress, Congress Party, European, Executive Council, February, Federal, In January, Legislative Council, On, Rhodesia Regiment, Sir Robert Armitage, The, These
related to Agricultural economy · 17
Nyasaland → African, Agriculture, Although Nyasaland, Department, European, In, It, Its, Lake Malawi, Lake Nyasa, Shire Highlands, Shire Valley, The, These, Throughout, Tobacco, Without
related to Native Trust · 17
Nyasaland → African, British, Crown Land, Crown Lands, Customary, European, Governor, Native Trust Land, Native Trust Lands Order, Only, Reassurance, Shire Highlands, The, Their, There, This, Throughout
related to Crops · 15
Nyasaland → African, Before, Between, Despite, European, Europeans, Imperial Preference, In, Malawi's, Much, Shire Highlands, The, The First World War, United States Virginia, Virginia
related to Historic population · 15
Nyasaland → Africa, Africans, Asian, Asians, Asiatic, Blantyre, British, By, European, Europeans, In, In March, Race, The, Unlike Europeans
related to Reform · 15
Nyasaland → Abrahams Commission, African, Africans, Blantyre District, Cholo District, Crown, European-owned, From, In, It, Land Commission, Sir Sidney Abrahams, The Africans, These, Two
related to List of chief justices · 8
Nyasaland → Chief Justice, Claud Ramsay Wilmot Seton, Kenya, Malawi, Nov, Sir Edgar Unsworth, Sir Edward Enoch Jenkins, Sir Ronald Ormiston Sinclair

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NyasalandCapitalZomba1.00infobox
NyasalandCurrencySR pound1.00infobox
NyasalandCurrencyCAF pound1.00infobox
NyasalandGovernmentConstitutional monarchy1.00infobox
NyasalandLanguagesEnglish (official)1.00infobox
NyasalandLanguagesChewa, Yao, Tumbuka, Lomwe1.00infobox
NyasalandLegislatureLegislative Council1.00infobox
NyasalandStatusBritish protectorate1.00infobox
NyasalandTime zoneUTC+2 (CAT)1.00infobox
NyasalandToday part ofMalawi1.00infobox
Nyasaland• 1907–1908 (first)William Manning1.00infobox
Nyasaland• 1907–1910Edward VII1.00infobox
Nyasaland• 1910–1936George V1.00infobox
Nyasaland• 1924 census1,200,0001.00infobox
Nyasaland• 1936Edward VIII1.00infobox
Nyasaland• 1936–1952George VI1.00infobox
Nyasaland• 1952–1964Elizabeth II1.00infobox
Nyasaland• 1961–1964 (last)Glyn Jones1.00infobox
Nyasaland• Dissolution31 December 19631.00infobox
Nyasaland• Establishment6 July 19071.00infobox
Nyasaland• Federation1 August 19531.00infobox
Nyasaland• Independence6 July 19641.00infobox
Nyasaland• Total102,564 km2 (39,600 sq mi)1.00infobox

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