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1971 |
Australia joined with New Zealand and 14 independent of self-governing island nations to form the South Pacific Forum. The name was changed in 2000 to Pacific Islands Forum. Member states include: Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Since 2006, associate members territories are New Caledonia and French Polynesia. In 2011 Guam, the Northern Marianas and American Samoa became associate members. Links: Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Guam, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Marianas, Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands 
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1978 Oct 1 |
The Pacific island of Tuvalu gained independence from Britain. It had been the Ellice bit of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Links: Britain, Tuvalu
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1997 |
Cyclone Keli hit and devastated most of the buildings. The fate of 55 islanders was unknown. Links: Tuvalu
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1998 |
Tuvalu leased the .tv suffix of its internet address to a Toronto firm, Information CA, and prime Minister Bikenibeu expected royalties of at least $60 million a year. Links: Canada, Internet, Tuvalu
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2000 Mar 9 |
In Tuvalu a fire swept through a locked dormitory and killed 18 teenage girls and their supervisor. Links: Fire, Tuvalu
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2000 Sep 8 |
Tuvalu was reported to have become the 189th member of the United Nations. The country consisted of 10 square miles on 9 atolls with a population of 9,000. Links: UN, Tuvalu
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2001 Oct |
Tuvalu secured an agreement with New Zealand to accept an annual quote of refugees due to rising sea levels from global warming. Links: New Zealand, Tuvalu
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2003 Aug 14 |
The 16-member Pacific Islands Forum (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) planned to create a region-wide aviation market aimed at encouraging tourism. Links: Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Kiribati, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Nieu, Solomon Islands
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2003 Nov 9 |
I was reported that Tuvalu officials were searching nearby islands for relocation due to rising sea water. They planned to use some $45 million acquired by selling the .tv internet suffix. Links: Internet, Tuvalu
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2008 May |
Pacific Island nations imposed a series of measures aimed at halting overfishing. 8 of 17 members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission agreed on the measures In December the 9 remaining members joined in imposing a conservation agenda on 20 million square miles to take effect on January 1, 2010. The 17 members included Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Links: Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Fish, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Solomon Islands
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2011 |
Tuvalu experienced severe drought as La Nina settled over the region depriving the area of substantial rainfall for 6 months. Tuvalu and Tokelau declared a state of emergency. Links: Drought, Tuvalu, Tokelau
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2011 |
The population of Tuvalu was about 10,000. Links: Tuvalu
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2012 Mar 25 |
Pres. Obama met with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of a nuclear security conference in South Korea. Obama other key allies considered providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other "non-lethal" assistance. Links: USA, South Korea, Syria, Tuvalu, ObamaB
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2022 Jun 27 |
The foreign minister of Tuvalu pulled out of the UN Ocean Conference opening in Portugal after China blocked the participation of three Taiwanese included in the tiny Pacific island nation's delegation list. Links: Portugal, China, Taiwan, Tuvalu
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2022 Nov 15 |
Tuvalu said it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation. Links: Environment, Tuvalu
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