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Sunday, July 18, 2021

Basic timeline of Papua New Guinea

This post is a basic timeline of Papua New Guinea. There are 10 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• First humans 60,000 years ago
• Jorge de Menezes and Portugal arrive (1526)
• British Territory of Papua (1883-1975)
• German New Guinea (1884-1919)
• Australian Territory of New Guinea (1914-1975)
• Australian Territory of Papua and New Guinea (1949-1975)
• World War II (1939-1945)
• New Guinea campaign (1942-1945)
• Papua New Guinea gains Independence (1972)
• Papua New Guinea earthquake (2018)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Papua New Guinea at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Papua New Guinea.)