Sunday, August 1, 2021

Basic timeline of the Solomon Islands


This post is a basic timeline of the Solomon Islands. There are 8 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • First humans (30,000 years ago)
  • Alvaro de Mendana de Neira and Spain arrive (1568)
  • German North Solomon Islands (1885-1900)
  • British Solomon Islands (1893-1978)
  • Japan occupies Solomon Islands (1942)
  • Solomon Islands gains independence (1978)
  • Solomon Islands riots (2006)
  • Cyclone Ita (2007)

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