History of Solomon Islands
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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
Two warriors in battle dress (1895)
Postage stamp with portrait of King George VI, 1939
American B-17 bombers over Gizo.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in July 2016
British Solomon Islands
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The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was a British protectorate in the South Pacific from 1893 to 1978, comprising most of the present-day country of Solomon Islands. The protectorate was first es
History of 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. The human history of Solomon Islands begins with the first Papuan settlement at least 30,000…
Aerial view of the Solomon Islands
District officer Tony Hughes recording a whisper vote during the 1962 Malaita council election. The board behind him lists the candidates' names.