North-Eastern Rhodesia
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Anthem "God save the King/Queen" |
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| Capital | Fort Jameson | |||||||||
| Languages | English (official) Nyanja, Bemba, Tonga and Lozi widely spoken |
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| Government | Colonial administration | |||||||||
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| • | 1900–1901 | Victoria | ||||||||
| • | 1901–1910 | Edward VII | ||||||||
| • | 1910-1911 | George V | ||||||||
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| • | 1900–1907 (first) | Robert Thorne Coryndon | ||||||||
| • | 1907-1909 | Lawrence Aubrey Wallace | ||||||||
| Historical era | late 19th & early 20th century | |||||||||
| • | Established | 29 January 1900 | ||||||||
| • | Amalgamated with Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia as Northern Rhodesia |
17 August 1911 |
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| Currency | Southern Rhodesian pound | |||||||||
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| Today part of |
 Zambia
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North-Eastern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa formed in 1900. The protectorate was administered under charter by the British South Africa Company. It was one of what were colloquially referred to as the three Rhodesian protectorates, the other two being Southern Rhodesia and Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia. It was amalgamated with Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia, another territory administered by the British South Africa Company, to form Northern Rhodesia in 1911.
The colonisation of the region that would become North-Eastern Rhodesia began in 1890.Joseph Thompson was dispatched by Cecil Rhodes of the British South Africa Company to negotiate agreements with African chiefs.Alfred Sharpe was similarly dispatched by the British Consul for Nyasaland for the same purpose. After failing to secure any agreements, Sharpe and Thompson used force to subdue the local people. In 1895 the British South Africa Company was granted land and mineral rights over 10,000 square miles by Mozambique Gold, Land and Concession Company, a company it had bought in 1893. In order to better exploit the anticipated mineral wealth, the British South Africa Company incorporated a subsidiary, North Charterland Exploration Company in 1895. Effective administration of the region was achieved by the end of 1899.
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