Ellice Islands

Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, they separated from the Gilbert Islands after a referendum in 1975, and achieved independence from Great Britain on October 1, 1978.

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Tuvalu/formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the

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GovernmentCountry name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tuvalu local long form: none local short form: Tuvalu former: Ellice Islands note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands

Tuvalu 2008

The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu.

Tuvalu 2008

TuvaluIn 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands.

Background 2008

Background: In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands.

Tuvalu 2008

Tuvaluconventional long form: none conventional short form: Tuvalu local long form: none local short form: Tuvalu former: Ellice Islands note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands

Country name 2008

The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu.

Background 2008

Britain proclaimed a protectorate over the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, annexed in 1915.

1887 2001

Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tuvalu former: Ellice Islands

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