Northern Territories of the Gold Coast | |||||||
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1902 [1]–1957 | |||||||
Anthem:
God Save the King (1902–1952) God Save the Queen (1952–1957) | |||||||
Capital | Gambaga | ||||||
Common languages | English (official), Dagbani (official) | ||||||
Government | Protectorate | ||||||
Monarch | |||||||
Chief Commisoner | |||||||
• 1897-1899 | Henry Ponting Northcott | ||||||
• 1954-1957 | Sydney MacDonald-Smith | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1 January 1902 [1] | ||||||
• Annexed to form part of Her Majesty’s dominions as part of
Ghana | 6 March 1957 | ||||||
Currency |
Gold Coast ackey British West African pound | ||||||
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Today part of | Ghana |
The Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, commonly known as the Northern Territories, was a British protectorate in Africa from 1901 until 1957. [2] The protectorate was administered by the Governor of the Gold Coast under a Chief Commissioner residing at Gambaga. [3]: 79 A number of treaties were concluded in the name of Her Britannic Majesty with the Chiefs of Bona, Dagarti, Wa and Mamprusi at Gambaga. [3]: 77 These treaties were made in 1896. [4] Under the treaties, the Chiefs agreed not to conclude treaties with any other Power or to cede territory or to accept protectorates without the consent of Her Britannic Majesty. [3]: 77 The Northern Territories were constituted as a district in 1897. [3]: 77 The Northern Territories were formally established as a protectorate in 1901 under the Northern Territories Order in Council 1901 made on 26 September 1901. [4] The Northern Territories remained a protectorate until the Ghana Independence Act 1957 annexed the Northern Territories by providing that the territories included immediately before 6 March 1957 in the Gold Coast should, as from that day, form part of Her Majesty's dominions by the name of Ghana. [4]