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Vanuatu (English: / ... An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980. Since independence, ...
James Cook landing at Tanna island, c. 1774. The Vanuatu group of islands first had contact with Europeans in 1606, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, sailing for the Spanish Crown, arrived on the largest island and called the group of islands La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo or "The Southern Land of the Holy Spirit", believing he had arrived in Terra Australis or Australia.
French Republic founded. 30 July 1980: Overseas France: The New Hebrides Condominium declares independence and becomes Vanuatu. Germany: 23 May 1949: The Basic Law of Germany comes into effect. 843 then 962 Creation of East Francia. East Francia becomes the Holy Roman Empire (with the Kingdom of Germany as a main part of the empire) 3 October 1990
This page lists the individual Vanuatu year pages. It only references years after 1980, when the country gained independence. Twenty-first century. 2020s 2020
Vanuatu Map of the New Hebrides, 1905 The Joint Court in 1914 New Hebrides , officially the New Hebrides Condominium ( French : Condominium des Nouvelles-Hébrides ) and named after the Hebrides in Scotland , was the colonial name for the island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu .
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The party was founded on 17 August ... reinstated on 16 June 2011 when the Supreme Court of Vanuatu ruled Kilman's election as prime minister violated the Vanuatu ...
Pottery fragments have been found dating back to 1300 BC [26] What little is known of the pre-European contact history of Vanuatu has been gleaned from oral histories and legends. One important early king was Roy Mata , who united several tribes, and was buried in a large mound with several retainers.