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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1910528, member: 39&quot;]Formally there were subtle differences though. For example, the two German colonies you mentioned (East Africa and New Guinea) started based on treaties that private chartered companies made with the locals. Kiautschou on the other hand was a colony based on a lease treaty. But of course the government got involved in DOA and DNG pretty quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another interesting and not well known company was the Brandenburgisch-Afrikanische Compagnie, established in 1682. The idea was to exploit the area (part of today&#039;s Ghana), and profit from the slave (and other) trade. It was relatively short lived (less than 40 years), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburger_Gold_Coast" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburger_Gold_Coast" rel="nofollow">see here</a>. The BAC also began as a private company, except that Elector Friedrich Wilhelm was one of the shareholders ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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