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An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980. Since independence, the country has become a member of the United Nations , Commonwealth of Nations , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , and the Pacific Islands Forum .
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.
This page lists the individual Vanuatu year pages. It only references years after 1980, when the country gained independence. Twenty-first century. 2020s 2020
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
Decades in Vanuatu (9 C) M. Millennia in ... Years in Vanuatu (5 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 12 July 2019, at 20:25 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Image credits: reddit.com #9. The Great Stink of London in 1858. One summer the heat dried up the River Thames (where all the human waste went) and an unbearable smell pervaded throughout the ...
None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived
Historic sites in Vanuatu (2 C) Pages in category "History of Vanuatu" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.