Society Islands

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The archipelago, located in the South Pacific Ocean, became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880 under the name of French Establishments of Oceania.

Establishment

January 1844: In 1843, the Society Islands became a French protectorate under the leadership of French explorer and naval officer Abel Aubert Dupetit-Thouars. The islands later became a colony in 1880, known as the French Establishments of Oceania (Établissements Français d'Océanie, EFO).

Chronology

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Disestablishment

January 1881: The Society Islands became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880 under the name of French Establishments of Oceania (Établissements Français d'Océanie, EFO).