May 13, 1870.
Qivite Palace, under bright lights, after King Constantine performed a simple coronation ceremony, witnessed by Ferdinand, the Navy Commander and an East African noble, combined officers of East Africa's army, navy, and Central Government officials, the establishment of the East African Kingdom was formally declared.
The ceremony's procedure was simple. Unlike European monarch coronations heavily influenced by religious culture, East African ceremonies don't require that since it's an African nation and doesn't need to follow European customs.
No clergy participated in the coronation, signifying that East Africa is a thoroughly secular state from the moment it was founded.
Regarding the church, two months later, the Italian Savoy dynasty would show the Pope in Rome the significance of a few divisions.
