Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate
Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone
1808-1961
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone Coat of Arms
flag coat of arms
Motto : Auspice Britannia Liber
(Free under Britannic leadership)
Official language English
Capital Freetown
Form of government Crown Colony
Head of state George III (1808–1820)
George IV. (1820–1830)
Wilhelm IV. (1830–1837)
Victoria (1837–1901)
Edward VII. (1901–1910)
George V (1910–1936)
Edward VIII. (1936)
Georg VI. (1936–1952)
Elisabeth II. (1952–1961)
Head of government see List of Governors of Sierra Leone
surface (1924) 81,999 km²
population (1808) 2000
(1924) 1,541,311
(1955) 2,051,845
Population density (1924) 18.8 inhabitants per km²
currency Pound sterling (until 1912)
West African pound
founding 1808
independence 1961
resolution 1961
ISO 3166 SL
Freetown around 1850
Freetown around 1850

The Colony and Protectorate Sierra Leone ( English Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate ) was a British colony with a protectorate and existed from 1808 to 1961. The crown colony with the capital Freetown was founded in 1808.

On October 17, 1821, the colony became part of British West Africa and served as the capital of this area . On August 31, 1896, the Freetown hinterland became a protectorate .

In 1961, Sierra Leone was granted independence as a Commonwealth Realm . In 1971 the country became a republic.

  • Flag between 1889 and 1914

  • Coat of arms between 1889 and 1914

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b History of Sierra Leone . Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Sierra Leone . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Freetown - national capital, Sierra Leone . Retrieved November 7, 2017.