XIXᵉ siècle – XXᵉ siècle
Liberia–Sierra Leone borderlands
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Kanre-Lahun was the principal town of the Luawa chiefdom and a disputed frontier centre between Liberia and British Sierra Leone. A treaty with its chief was concluded on behalf of Britain in 1890, and British forces occupied the town by 1902. Liberia attempted to establish its own administration there in 1907, but the Anglo-Liberian treaty of January 1911 confirmed British retention of the district.
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Kanre-Lahun was identified as the principal town of the Luawa chiefdom in north-western Liberia. Its position made it significant during the competition between Liberia and Britain over the hinterland of Sierra Leone. In 1890, T. J. Alldridge concluded a treaty with Kai Lundu, the chief of Luawa, on behalf of the British government.
Following civil commotion, a British force occupied Kanre-Lahun by 1902. Liberia sought to forestall British control by establishing a native administration in February 1907, posting administrative and customs officials together with a military unit. Although the Governor of Sierra Leone recognized the district as Liberian territory held temporarily by Britain during a visit that month, British forces did not withdraw.
In September 1908, Britain instructed Major Le Mesurier to restrict Liberian commissioners to customs duties, and the following month he ordered them to remove their customs posts and leave Kanre-Lahun. After unsuccessful Liberian efforts to recover the district, the Anglo-Liberian treaty of January 1911 confirmed British retention of Kanre-Lahun.
XIXᵉ siècle – XXᵉ siècle
Liberia–Sierra Leone borderlands
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Kanre-Lahun was the principal town of the Luawa chiefdom and a disputed frontier centre between Liberia and British Sierra Leone. A treaty with its chief was concluded on behalf of Britain in 1890, and British forces occupied the town by 1902. Liberia attempted to establish its own administration there in 1907, but the Anglo-Liberian treaty of January 1911 confirmed British retention of the district.
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Kanre-Lahun was identified as the principal town of the Luawa chiefdom in north-western Liberia. Its position made it significant during the competition between Liberia and Britain over the hinterland of Sierra Leone. In 1890, T. J. Alldridge concluded a treaty with Kai Lundu, the chief of Luawa, on behalf of the British government.
Following civil commotion, a British force occupied Kanre-Lahun by 1902. Liberia sought to forestall British control by establishing a native administration in February 1907, posting administrative and customs officials together with a military unit. Although the Governor of Sierra Leone recognized the district as Liberian territory held temporarily by Britain during a visit that month, British forces did not withdraw.
In September 1908, Britain instructed Major Le Mesurier to restrict Liberian commissioners to customs duties, and the following month he ordered them to remove their customs posts and leave Kanre-Lahun. After unsuccessful Liberian efforts to recover the district, the Anglo-Liberian treaty of January 1911 confirmed British retention of Kanre-Lahun.