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1774 - A short-lived Spanish settlement was created<br> | 1774 - A short-lived Spanish settlement was created<br> | ||
1842 - Tahiti and Tahuata were declared a French protectorate, to allow Catholic missionaries to work undisturbed<br> | 1842 - Tahiti and Tahuata were declared a French protectorate, to allow Catholic missionaries to work undisturbed<br> | ||
1880 - France annexed Tahiti, changing the status from that of a protectorate to that of a colony. The island groups were not officially united until the establishment of the French protectorate in 1889<br> | |||
1946 - Polynesians were granted French citizenship and the islands' status was changed to an overseas territory<br> | |||
1957 - The islands' name was changed to French Polynesia<br> | |||
2003 - French Polynesia became a full overseas collectivity of France<br> | |||
[[Category:French Polynesia]] | [[Category:French Polynesia]] | ||