Abstract
East Africa has generally been thought to consist of Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. The concept is British and originated during the colonial era. East Africa was colonized just before the turn of the century. Britain took possession of territories north of Lake Victoria, to which the name Uganda Protectorate was given, as well as the lands between this area and the Indian Ocean, which were first called the East African Protectorate and, after 1920, the Kenya Colony and Protectorate. Germany occupied the largest area, south of Kenya between the lake and the coast, then known as German East Africa and later as the Tanganyika Territory. The islands of Zanzibar, lying off the Tanganyikan coast, were already under British control. Following the defeat of Germany in World War I, Tanganyika became a League of Nations mandate under British administration. The regional identity of East Africa dates from that time. 1
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