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Name: christmas island

Type: Cluster

Start: 1888 AD

End: 2022 AD

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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Christmas Island (Great Britain)
  • Christmas island (Australia)
  • Establishment


  • June 1888: Annexation of Christmas island by the British Crown.
  • Chronology


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    1. World War II


    Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

    1.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)

    Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.

    1.1.1.Japanese Invasion of Christmas Island

    Japanese occupation of Christmas Island during World War II.

  • April 1942: Battle of Christmas Island: Because of a mutiny by Indian soldiers against their British officers, Japanese troops were able to occupy Christmas Island without any resistance.

  • 1.1.2.Japanese Surrender (World War II)

    Were the evacuation of the Japanese forces from occupied territories after the formal surrender of the Empire of Japan.

  • November 1945: In October 1945, British HMS Rother re-occupied Christmas Island.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • October 1958: At Australia's request, the United Kingdom transferred Christmas Island's sovereignty from Singapore to Australia, with a $20 million payment from the Australian government to Singapore government as compensation for the loss of earnings from phosphate revenue. The island was officially placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 October 1958.

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