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The annexation of the Leeward Islands (French: Annexion des îles Sous-le-vent) or the Leewards War (French: Guerre des îles Sous-le-vent) was a series of diplomatic and armed conflicts between the French Third Republic and the native kingdoms of Raiatea-Tahaa, Huahine and Bora Bora, which resulted in the conquest of the Leeward Islands, in the South Pacific archipelago of the Society Islands ...
The Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent [il dy vɑ̃]) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. These islands were also previously named the Georgian Islands in honour of King George III of the United Kingdom. [2] [3]
The Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-vent, French pronunciation: [il suləvɑ̃], lit. ' Islands Under-the-Wind '; Tahitian: Fenua Raro Mata’i) are the western part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France, in the South Pacific Ocean.
"Islands of Peace" is the name given to a charity project founded in 1962, three years after a field experiment showed the efficacy of Dominique Pire's project: consideration of an interaction between peace and development, a strategy based upon "self help", the willing co-operation of the population, and an experiment-based approach with thorough technical and methodological support.
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In 1720, the neighbouring island of Trébéron became a quarantine island or lazaret for lepers, with Île des Morts as its cemetery. During the 18th century, the arsenal at Brest was supplied with gunpowder from the powder-mills of Pont-de-Buis. Transported by boat, the gunpowder made a last stop at the île d'Arun, at the mouth of the River Aulne
The National Archives of Belgium [1] (French: Archives générales du Royaume, Dutch: Algemeen Rijksarchief, German: Generalstaatsarchiv; all lit. ' General Archives of the Kingdom ') is the main depository of the State Archives of Belgium (Archives de l'État; Rijksarchief) and is located on rue de Ruysbroeck / Ruysbroeckstraat, next to the Mont des Arts, in central Brussels.