Wallis and Futuna Colonial Records

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Colonial Records

French Colonization (1837-today)

The French were the first Europeans to settle in 1837. In 1888, a treaty was signed to establish a French protectorate under the authority of the French Colony of New Caledonia. Wallis and Futuna became a separate French overseas territory on 29 July 1961.

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