New Hebrides (de facto British and French Condomium)

This article is about the specific polity New Hebrides (de facto British and French Condomium) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Is an island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu. The islands were colonised by both the British and French in the 18th century, shortly after Captain James Cook visited them.

Establishment

January 1801: The Hebrides were colonised by both the British and French in the 18th century, shortly after Captain James Cook visited.

Chronology

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1. Events

October 1887: For the protection of the French and British citizens in New Hebrides, a joint naval commission was established under the Convention of 16 October 1887.

October 1906: France and Great Britain signed an agreement making Vanuatu an Anglo-French condominium.

Disestablishment

January 1907: France and Great Britain signed additional agreements splitting the New Hebrides into two separate communities: one Anglophone and one Francophone.