Gerald Portal
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Sir Gerald Herbert Portal was a British diplomat who was the Consul General for British East Africa and British Special Commissioner to Uganda, and a main figure in the establishment of the Uganda Pro
Portrait of Gerald Herbert Portal by Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
Memorial to Melville Raymond Portal and Gerald Herbert Portal in Winchester Cathedral by sculptor Waldo Story
Protectorate of Uganda
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The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962. In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting ma
Gerald Portal
…diplomat who was the Consul General for British East Africa and British Special Commissioner to Uganda, and a main figure in the establishment of the Uganda Protectorate. Gerald Portal was the second son of the politician Melville Portal. He was educated at Eton College, joined the diplomatic service as an attaché in…
Stamp of British East Africa with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II