The German East Africa Company was a chartered colonial organization that brought about the establishment of German East Africa, a territory that eventually comprised areas of modern Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda. It originated in 1884 as the Gesellschaft fur deutsche Kolonisation, formed with the aim of trading in Africa. A separate German sphere of influence, the protectorate of Wituland, originated in 1885. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founding Year Founding Date Headquarters Chronology
Dissolved YearWikidata Q705587, property P576 (dissolved, abolished or demolished date). Classification
Institution SubtypeHistoric Trading Company 1 Geography
Country or Jurisdiction ServedWikidata Q705587, property P17 (country). In the Other Atlases
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Sources
1. German East Africa Company (Wikipedia)
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The company originated in 1884 as the Gesellschaft für deutsche Kolonisation
Infobox, founded
28 March 1884 (as the Society for German Colonisation)
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Berlin
In Group: Chartered Colonial and Trading Companies, Lead
The German East Africa Company (German: Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft, abbreviated DOAG) was a chartered colonial organization that brought about the establishment of German East Africa, a territory which eventually comprised the areas of modern Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda.
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