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Over the following days, the remaining P-class cruisers also left; two sailed for American Samoa and Tonga to inform the respective authorities of the occupation of Samoa. The Pyramus took five German prisoners, including Schultz, to Fiji. [24] The German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau hastened to Samoa after Admiral von Spee learned of the ...
German Samoa officially Malo Kaisalika / Kingdom of Samoa (German: Königreich Samoa; Samoan: Malo Kaisalika) [1] [2] [3] was a German protectorate from 1900 to 1920, consisting of the islands of Upolu, Savai'i, Apolima and Manono, now wholly within the Independent State of Samoa, formerly Western Samoa.
Samoa has a high commission in Wellington and a consulate-general in Auckland. [35] South Korea: The Independent State of Samoa and the Republic of Korea have established diplomatic relations on 15 September 1972. Samoa and South Korea have good diplomatic relations. [36] Tonga: See Samoa–Tonga relations
Occupation of German-Samoa, 1914. By 1941 the Pacific Islands had been on the periphery of many wars between the great powers of Europe and America. Japan slowly extended its influence along the margins of the western Pacific for much of the 20th century leading up to World War II.
Map of German Colonies in the Pacific, 1914. Brown, German New Guinea; Orange, North Solomons; Red, German Samoa; Yellow, Other Pacific Territories. These were German colonies established in the Pacific: German New Guinea, 1884–1919 Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, 1885–1914; Bismarck Archipelago, 1885–1914; German Solomon Islands Protectorate, 1885 ...
APIA (Reuters) -The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific on Thursday, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in ...
Modern Germany seeks to help Samoa fight against climate change, and Samoa is a member of the United Nations Group of Friends on Climate and Security, which was founded by Germany and Nauru. Germany provides consultation to Samoa on the regional level, consulting on the transformation of Samoa's energy sector. [3] [13]
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System : 193 UN member states , [ 1 ] two UN General Assembly non-member observer ...