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Read about how and when the British Council was founded, and how we developed through each period of our history.
1930s and 1940s
Lord Lloyd, Chairman 1937-41 From our foundation in 1934, through the Second World War and into the post-War period
1950s and 1960s
Ethiopian crownprince visiting British Council Book Exhibition Regular Government reviews of our work, political pressures overseas, and a growth in development work.
1970s and 1980s
English Language Teaching Book Exhibition Lahore 1978 Growth in educational projects and English teaching - and the report which threatened to close us down
1990s and 2000s
Children attending Britain in Russia Exhibition, Moscow, 1994 New contacts in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, and responding to the information revolution
Emperor Haile Selassie visiting the reopened Ethiopia office in 1961. Photo Art George Talanos Addis Ababa
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