Nyasaland
E643063
Nyasaland was a former British protectorate in southeastern Africa that later became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyasaland Protectorate | 2 |
| Nyasaland (British protectorate) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former British protectorate ⓘ |
| administrativeHeadTitle | Governor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Northern Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanganyika Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Zomba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialCapital | Zomba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | British protectorate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | pound ⓘ |
| decolonizationProcess | part of African decolonization ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1964 ⓘ |
| establishedAsProtectorate | 1907 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupsMajor |
Chewa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tumbuka NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federationMembershipEnd | 1963 ⓘ |
| federationMembershipStart | 1953 ⓘ |
| flagType | colonial flag of Nyasaland ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial administration ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
20th century
ⓘ
New Imperialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceDateOfSuccessor | 1964-07-06 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
southeastern Africa ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryEquivalent | Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lake Nyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEmpire | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | British Central Africa Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectorateOf | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Christianity ⓘ |
| sovereignStateDuringExistence | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusBeforeIndependence | self-governing colony within British Empire ⓘ |
| successorState | Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf | Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Chichewa
ⓘ
Chinyanja ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nyasaland (British protectorate)
this entity surface form:
Nyasaland Protectorate
this entity surface form:
Nyasaland Protectorate