The Colonial Council was an advisory body of the
Government of Germany
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that existed from 1890 to 1907 again from 1911 to 1913. It advised the
Imperial Colonial Office
The Imperial Colonial Office (german: Reichskolonialamt) was a governmental agency of the German Empire tasked with managing Germany's overseas territories. Dissolved after World War I, on 20 February 1919 the Imperial Colonial Ministry (''Reic ...
, a part of the
Foreign Office
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, on political and economic matters relevant to the German colonies in Africa and around the world. Its members were appointed by the
Chancellor
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.
Organizations of the German Empire
Political history of Germany
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