Timeline of Tuvalu

Chronology

7 events spanning the history of Tuvalu. BCE/CE dating.

1. 1568

   Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendana de Neira visited the islands.

   Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendana de Neira visited the islands.

2. 1863

   Hundreds of islanders were abducted, forced to work in Guano harvesting in Peru.

   Hundreds of islanders were abducted, forced to work in Guano harvesting in Peru.

3. 1892

   Britain declares a joint protectorate over the Ellice Islands and the Gilbert Islands.

   Britain declares a joint protectorate over the Ellice Islands and the Gilbert Islands.

4. 1916

   Gilbert, Ellice Islands protectorates merged into Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony.

   Gilbert, Ellice Islands protectorates merged into Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony.

5. 1942 – 1943

   Japanese occupation.

   Japanese occupation.

6. 1978

   Ellice Islands declared independence, renamd Tuvalu.

   Ellice Islands declared independence, renamd Tuvalu.

7. 2000

   Admitted to the United Nations.

   Admitted to the United Nations.