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The Occupation of Samoa was the takeover – and subsequent administration – of the Pacific colony of German Samoa by New Zealand during World War I. It started in late August 1914 with landings by the Samoa Expeditionary Force from New Zealand.
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.
1919 June 28 — The Treaty of Versailles divides Germany's Pacific colonies into mandates of the victors as follows: All German islands south of the equator are given to Imperial Japan as the South Seas Mandate. German Samoa is administered by New Zealand as Western Samoa. Nauru is administered by the United Kingdom and later by Australia.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
German Samoa (1900−1920) — a former German colony in Samoa, Oceania. Subcategories. ... Occupation of German Samoa; S. Samoan crisis; Samoan Civil War;