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==Online Resources== | |||
*[http://cookislandsgenealogy-history.blogspot.com Cook Islands Genealogy and History] | *[http://cookislandsgenealogy-history.blogspot.com Cook Islands Genealogy and History] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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1948 - 1949 When the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act came into effect on 1 January 1949, Cook Islanders who were British subjects gained New Zealand citizenship.<br> | 1948 - 1949 When the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act came into effect on 1 January 1949, Cook Islanders who were British subjects gained New Zealand citizenship.<br> | ||
1965 - The country remained a New Zealand dependent territory until 1965, when the New Zealand Government decided to offer self-governing status to its colony.<br> | 1965 - The country remained a New Zealand dependent territory until 1965, when the New Zealand Government decided to offer self-governing status to its colony.<br> | ||
[[Category:Cook Islands]] | [[Category:Cook Islands]] | ||
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