British West Africa- the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast Bharat,India,Republic of India- a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence...
NATIVE ADMINISTRATION IN THE BRITISH TERRITORIES IN AFRICA1doi:10.1002/j.1099-162X.1951.tb01308.xHaileyPhilip MitchellJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdPublic Administration and Development
COLLIER, Peter (2006), «Boundary Demarcation between British and Portuguese colonial territories in East Africa», Africa Studia, n.º 9, Porto: Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto.Boundary demarcation between British and Portuguese colonial territories in East Africa. Africana ...
At the empire's greatest extent, around 1900, it included Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, vast portions of Africa, and many smaller territories throughout the world. The empire ceased to have an “emperor” in the late 1940s, when the British king renounced the title of emperor of...
the 17 provinces of India formerly governed by the British under the British sovereign: ceased to exist in 1947 when the independent states of India and Pakistan were created Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 ...
British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada, is bounded on the E by Alberta, on the S by Montana, Idaho, and Washington, on the W by the Pacific Ocean, on the NW by Alaska, and on the N by Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Along its deeply indented Pacific coast lie many...
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Sabah- a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo North Borneo Borneo,Kalimantan- 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago ...
There are 14 British Overseas Territories: Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension and Trista...
Throughout the next few decades, the process of decolonisation continued as territories and possessions in Africa, the Caribbean and other places received their independence or were returned to their rightful rulers. P151 有时这个过程充满了暴力,比如在肯尼亚和苏伊士。