Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914The partition of Africa was one of the most spectacular episodes in modern history. For Europeans, Africa was still an unknown continent in 1880. Thirty years later almost all of it was under European control. This race for colonies went hand in hand with a host of thrilling exploits and dramatic conflicts, of which Stanley's exploration of the Congo and Gordon's death in Khartoum are just two examples. |
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... LUGARD AND UGANDA The first attempt to set up an effective administration was made by Captain Frederick John Dealtry Lugard , a young officer in the service of the IBEAC . He would later become famous as the great empire - builder in ...
... Lugard , the " Maker of Nigeria , " as he was often called , and rightly so . Lugard was to establish the British protectorate over northern Nigeria and was later to be made governor - general of all Nigeria . Later still Lord Lugard ...
... Lugard and his company reached Nikki . It quickly became clear that the negotiations would not be easy . The king let Lugard know that he did not wish to receive him before he had been sent a present . Lugard demurred and a few tense ...
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Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling,H. W. Wesseling No preview available - 1996 |