Egba United Government
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The Egba United Government (EUG) was a political entity in the late 19th century in what is today Nigeria
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The EUG was recognized by the British
at the end of the Yoruba Civil Wars in 1893, thus making it one of Africa's few legally existing tribal nation-states (at least according to modern international law) to survive the scramble
. Its independence did not last for long, however, as the king and his chiefs invited the British monarch to serve as their protector in the aftermath of a period of internal civil strife in the early part of the 20th century.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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The EUG was recognized by the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
at the end of the Yoruba Civil Wars in 1893, thus making it one of Africa's few legally existing tribal nation-states (at least according to modern international law) to survive the scramble
Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa, also known as the Race for Africa or Partition of Africa was a process of invasion, occupation, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the New Imperialism period, between 1881 and World War I in 1914...
. Its independence did not last for long, however, as the king and his chiefs invited the British monarch to serve as their protector in the aftermath of a period of internal civil strife in the early part of the 20th century.