Polity Colony of Fiji

This article is about the specific polity Colony of Fiji and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The islands forming modern-day Fiji in the Pacific Ocean was annexed by the United Kingdom in 1874 as a colony. It became a dominion in 1970.

Establishment

  • October 1874: The Kingdom of Fiji was annexed by the Colony of Fiji.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1878: Fiji is integrated into the British Western Pacific Territories.