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Welcome to our history website. Here you can read how we developed from small beginnings in the 1930s to become the major international organisation that we are today.

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Emperor Haile Selassie visiting the reopened Ethiopia office in 1961. Photo Art George Talanos Addis Ababa When       
Find out about key moments in our history, from 1934 to the present   

World Map, kept in British Council office, Nigeria 1951 Where       
Read about the history of our work in your region of the world   

Sir Reginald Leeper Who       
Read about some of the people who have shaped our organisation over the years   

Vietnamese students. Copyright The Scotsman Why       
Four writers answer some of the questions often asked about us and our work   

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