Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Gilbert and Ellice Islands was a colony in Micronesia (Oceania) that lasted from 1892 to 1979 CE, about 87 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

A British protectorate from 1892 and a colony from 1916. US Marines fought the Battle of Tarawa there in 1943, and the Ellice Islands split off as Tuvalu in 1978.

See Gilbert and Ellice Islands on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1892 to 1979 CE

Duration

87 years

Type

Colony

Region

Micronesia, Oceania

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Tarawa

Became

• Kiribati 1979 CE to the present
• Tuvalu 1978 CE to the present

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1893 Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
• 1893 Women's suffrage in New Zealand
• 1901 Federation of Australia
• 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor
• 1942 Guadalcanal campaign
• 1946 Nuclear tests at Bikini

Neighbours in Oceania

• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present
• New Zealand 1907 CE to the present
• Colony of New South Wales 1788 to 1901 CE
• Kingdom of Hawaii 1795 to 1893 CE
• Colony of New Zealand 1841 to 1907 CE
• Papua New Guinea 1975 CE to the present
• German New Guinea 1884 to 1914 CE
• Spanish Marianas 1668 to 1898 CE
• French Polynesia 1842 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Tonga 1845 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe

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