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    What was the first French colony in the Pacific?

    Question #113946. Asked by author. (Apr 07 10 11:54 AM)


    mikey40uf

    		French Colonies in the Pacific:
    Clipperton - 1858
    New Caledonia -- 1853
    French Polynesia -- 1880
    Wallis and Futuna -- 1917

    Therefore New Caledonia was first.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_administered_by_France_in_the_Indian_and_Pacific_oceans




    Apr 07 10, 12:39 PM
    author

    		Tahiti was made a French protectorate first in 1842, then again in 1847. But it wasn't formally made a colony until 1880 - as a part of French Polynesia.

    http://www.southpacific.org/guide/tahiti.html

    Apr 07 10, 3:48 PM

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