Colonial Law in Africa, 1946 -1966

Colonial Law in Africa, 1946 -1966

Colonial Law in Africa, 1946 -1966

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Description: This database provides access to the African Government Gazettes from 1946-1966. These gazettes contain copies of the laws and ordinances which were introduced in the years they cover. Each item was originally published as the Government Gazette for a colony and year. Their contents include tenders of property, probate records and insolvency notices. The papers in this database cover the Mau Mau uprising, the creation of the first legislative councils and legal changes to transfer power to those councils.2