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Vanuatu independence day, 2010. On 30 July 1980, amidst the brief Coconut War, the Republic of Vanuatu was created. Since independence, only kastom owners and the government can own land; foreigners and other islanders who are not kastom owners can lease land only for the productive life of a coconut palm - 75 years.
An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980. ... The history of Vanuatu before European colonisation is mostly ...
Prior to Vanuatu's independence, the islands were known as the New Hebrides.The New Hebrides were governed by a condominium of France and the United Kingdom. In 1980, France and the United Kingdom agreed that Vanuatu would be granted independence on 30 July 1980.
Walter Hadye Lin̄i (/ h eɪ. ˈ d ɪ l i. n i / he-di li-ni Bislama pronunciation: [haedi liŋi]; [2] [3] 1942 – 21 February 1999) was a Raga Anglican priest and politician who was the first Prime Minister of Vanuatu, from independence in 1980 to 1991.
One of the last Attorneys General of New Hebrides (Vanuatu's former name), Paul Julian Treadwell (c. 1973-1977), even advocated for Vanuatu's independence. [1] [2] Upon the country's declaration of independence in 1980, it was established that the Attorney General of Vanuatu is the principal legal officer for the government of Vanuatu. [3]
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.
Vanuatu was a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, and Lini's government cherished its independence, emphasising that Vanuatu had its own voice at the United Nations, eschewing alignment with either the Western bloc or the Eastern bloc. [2] In 1988, Van Lierop became Vice-President of 43rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. [3]
This page lists the individual Vanuatu year pages. It only references years after 1980, when the country gained independence. It only references years after 1980, when the country gained independence.