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+*Beginning in 1884, '''Germany''' ruled the northern half of the country for some decades, as a colony named '''German New Guinea'''. In 1914 after the outbreak of World War I, Australian forces captured German New Guinea and occupied it throughout the war. After the war, the League of Nations authorized Australia to administer this area as a League of Nations mandate territory. t
+*The southern half of the country had been colonized in 1884 by the United Kingdom as '''British New Guinea'''. In 1905, the UK transferred this territory to Australia and renamed it the '''Territory of Papua'''. until 1949, Papua and New Guinea had entirely separate administrations, both controlled by Australia.
+*After World War II, the two territories were combined into the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. This was later referred to as "Papua New Guinea".
+*The nation established independence from Australia on 16 September 1975.
+*Numerous '''Chinese''' have worked and lived in Papua New Guinea, establishing Chinese-majority communities.
+*There is existing collaboration between Papua New Guinea and African States. There is a thriving community of Africans who live and work in the country.<ref>"Papua New Guinea", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea, accessed 21 July 2021.</ref>
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