Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria (Nigeria)

found: Burns, A. Hist. of Nigeria, c1963 (info. ref.)p. 219 (the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria consisted of the Colony of Nigeria and two groups of provinces, known as the Northern and Southern Provinces; the latter two were practically identical with the former Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria respectively; on 4/1/39 the Southern Provinces were divided into Western and Eastern Provinces)

found: Worldstatesmen.org website, Aug. 39, 2007(Southern Provinces of Nigeria chronology: Jan. 01 1900: Protectorate of Southern Nigeria; Feb. 28, 1906: Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria; Jan. 1, 1914: Southern Provinces of Nigeria)

found: States of Nigeria website, Aug. 30, 2007(change history: 1906: the Colony and Protectorate of Lagos and the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria merged to form the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria; 1938: Southern Nigeria split into Eastern and Western Regions)

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