Territory of Western Samoa

This article is about the specific polity Territory of Western Samoa 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.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

On 17 December 1920, the League of Nations formally conferred a Class C Mandate over the former German Colony of Samoa to the Dominion of New Zealand.

Establishment

December 1920: The League of Nations formally conferred a Class C Mandate over the former German Colony of Samoa to the Dominion of New Zealand.

Chronology

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1. Events

November 1947: Full independence was granted to New Zealand with the Statute of Westminster in 1931 and adopted by the New Zealand Parliament in 1947.