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British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (Somali: Maxmiyadda Dhulka Soomaalida), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland. [2] During its existence, the territory was bordered by Italian Somalia , French Somali Coast and Abyssinia (temporarily Italian Ethiopia ).
In 1947, the entire budget for the administration of the British Somaliland protectorate was only £213,139. [68] In May 1960, the British Government stated that it would be prepared to grant independence to the then Somaliland protectorate. The Legislative Council of British Somaliland passed a resolution in April 1960 requesting independence.
British Somaliland Protectorate stamp featuring the tomb of Sheikh Isaaq at Mait . After George VI ascended the throne, the new series of 12 values used three pictorial designs; a Berbera blackhead sheep, lesser kudu antelope, and a map. The 1938 series included a 3/4 on portrait of the king; in 1942, with the restoration of civil postal ...
Donald Trump is poised to recognise a former British protectorate as an official country, ... Liverpool City Council became the first British body to formally recognise Somaliland, in the hope it ...
British Somaliland under Italian occupation: 19 August 1940 to 27 August 1940: Guglielmo Nasi, Military Governor: Commanding officer, Eastern Sector 27 August 1940 to 16 March 1941: Carlo De Simone, Military Governor: General officer commanding, Somaliland Army British Somaliland Protectorate: 29 March 1941 to 3 March 1943: Arthur Reginald Chater,
Similarly, Malta was a British protectorate between the capitulation of the French in 1800 and the Treaty of Paris of 1814. The princely states of India was another example of indirect rule during the time of Empire. [3] So too were many of the West African holdings. [4] Other British protectorates followed.
The British Somaliland protectorate was subsequently established in the late 1880s after the ruling Somali authorities signed a series of protection treaties granting the British access to their territories on the northwestern coast.
On 26 June 1960, the former British Somaliland protectorate briefly obtained independence as the State of Somaliland, with the Trust Territory of Somaliland following suit five days later. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The following day, on 27 June 1960, the newly convened Somaliland Legislative Assembly approved a bill that would formally allow for the union of ...