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What does indirect rule mean

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Indirect Rule is a system of government by one nation to another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers.

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Indirect rule is the system used by colonial powers to exercise control through pre-existing powers, leaving the routine aspects of government to the existing rulers. This system is also known as "protectorate".

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