History of Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in the Melanesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean.
This page is about the history of the nation state rather than the broader geographical area of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which covers both Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island, a province of Papua New Guinea. For the history of the archipelago not covered here refer to the former administration of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, the North Solomon Islands and the History of Bougainville.
Two warriors in battle dress (1895)
1874 Admiralty Chart of the Solomon Islands
Postage stamp with portrait of King George VI, 1939
American B-17 bombers over Gizo.
Harold Keke is a Solomon Islands warlord involved with the Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army (GRA).
Harold Keke in a hut on the Solomon Islands, 2003