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Lagos becomes part of the Gold Coast Colony

Britain attached Lagos administratively to the Gold Coast in 1874.

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1874

Lagos becomes part of the Gold Coast Colony

Britain attached Lagos administratively to the Gold Coast in 1874.

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Britain attached Lagos administratively to the Gold Coast in 1874. The arrangement lasted until Lagos was separated again in 1886.

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