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==History==
==History==
The first inhabitants of Tuvalu were Polynesians. The origins of the people of Tuvalu are addressed in the theories regarding migration into the Pacific that began about 3000 years ago. During pre-European-contact times there was frequent canoe voyaging between the islands. The pattern of settlement that is believed to have occurred is that the Polynesians spread out from Samoa and Tonga into the Tuvaluan atolls, with Tuvalu providing a stepping stone to further migration into the Polynesian outliers in Melanesia and Micronesia.
In 1568, Spanish navigator was the first European to sail through the archipelago, sighting the island of Nui during his expedition in search of Terra Australis. The island of Funafuti was named Ellice's Island in 1819; the name Ellice was applied to all of the nine islands.
The Ellice Islands came into Great Britain's sphere of influence in the late 19th century, as the result of a treaty between Great Britain and Germany relating to the demarcation of the spheres of influence in the Pacific Ocean. The Ellice Islands were administered as a British protectorate by a Resident Commissioner from 1892 to 1916, as part of the British Western Pacific Territories, and then as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony from 1916 to 1976.
A referendum was held in December 1974 to determine whether the Gilbert Islands and Ellice Islands should each have their own administration. As a consequence of the referendum, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony ceased to exist on 1 January 1976, and the separate British colonies of Kiribati and Tuvalu came into existence. Tuvalu became fully independent within the Commonwealth on 1 October 1978.
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==Timeline==
==Timeline==
1400 - The first settlers are Samoans or Tongans<br>  
'''1400''': The first settlers are ''Samoans or Tongans''<br>
1826 -  The islands are named after a British Member of Parliament named Edward Ellice<br>  
'''1818-25''': Whalers and traders visit the islands. Some settle there.<br>  
1865 -  The London Missionary Society installs Samoan pastors on various islands<br>  
'''1826''': The islands are mapped and named after a British Member of Parliament named Edward Ellice, who owned the ship that landed on '''Funafuti''' in 1819.<br>
1892 -  The islands form part of a protectorate of Britain, known as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands<br>
'''1850s''': Jack O’Brien, of Australian-Irish descent, comes to Funafuti and marries Sarai, the daughter of the King of Funafuti. This royal family still bears the O’Brien name.<br>  
1915 -  Britain annexes them as the Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony<br>  
'''1860''': Britain annexes the islands to protect them from Peruvian slave traders, who have kidnapped 400 Tuvaluans.<br>
1975 - The Ellice Islands break away from the Gilbert Islands and become known as Tuvalu<br>  
'''1865''': The London Missionary Society installs Samoan pastors on various islands.<br>  
1978 - The islands become independent with the name Tuvalu<br>  
'''1892''': The islands form part of a protectorate of Britain, known as the '''Gilbert and Ellice Islands'''. Traders from American, British, French, and German trading companies settle and leave their names: ''Duffy'' (Nanumea), ''Buckland'' (Niutao, Nitz (Vaitapu), ''O’Brien'' (Funafuti), ''Restieaux'', ''Fenisot'' (Nukufetau), and ''Kleis'' (Nui). <br>  
1979 -  The USA gives Tuvalu four islands that have been US territory<br>
'''1915''': Britain annexes them as the '''Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony'''.<br>  
'''1975''': The '''Ellice Islands''' break away from the '''Gilbert Islands''' and become known as '''Tuvalu'''. The Tuvaluans are more ''Polynesian'' while the ''I-Kiribati'' of the Gilbert Islands are more ''Micronesian'' in ethnicity and culture.<br>  
'''1978''': The islands become independent with the name '''Tuvalu'''. <br>  
'''1979''': The U.S.A. gives ''Tuvalu'' four islands that have been U.S. territory.<br> '''2000''': Tuvalu joins the United Nations.


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1400: The first settlers are Samoans or Tongans
1818-25: Whalers and traders visit the islands. Some settle there.
1826: The islands are mapped and named after a British Member of Parliament named Edward Ellice, who owned the ship that landed on Funafuti in 1819.
1850s: Jack O’Brien, of Australian-Irish descent, comes to Funafuti and marries Sarai, the daughter of the King of Funafuti. This royal family still bears the O’Brien name.
1860: Britain annexes the islands to protect them from Peruvian slave traders, who have kidnapped 400 Tuvaluans.
1865: The London Missionary Society installs Samoan pastors on various islands.
1892: The islands form part of a protectorate of Britain, known as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Traders from American, British, French, and German trading companies settle and leave their names: Duffy (Nanumea), Buckland (Niutao, Nitz (Vaitapu), O’Brien (Funafuti), Restieaux, Fenisot (Nukufetau), and Kleis (Nui).
1915: Britain annexes them as the Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony.
1975: The Ellice Islands break away from the Gilbert Islands and become known as Tuvalu. The Tuvaluans are more Polynesian while the I-Kiribati of the Gilbert Islands are more Micronesian in ethnicity and culture.
1978: The islands become independent with the name Tuvalu.
1979: The U.S.A. gives Tuvalu four islands that have been U.S. territory.
2000: Tuvalu joins the United Nations.

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