Sunday, August 1, 2021

Basic timeline of Fiji


This post is a basic timeline of Fiji. There are 11 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • Austronesian culture arrives (1100 - 1000 BC)
  • Lapita culture (1500 - 1000 BC)
  • Abel Tasman and Netherlands arrive (1643)
  • James Cook and Britain arrive (1774)
  • Kingdom of Fiji (1871-1874)
  • British Colony of Fiji (1874-1970)
  • Fiji gains independence (1970)
  • British Dominion of Fiji (1970-1987)
  • Coup d'état (1987)
  • Coup d'état (2000)
  • Coup d'état (2006)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Fiji at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Fiji.)