When did papua new guinea become a country?

Answer 1

Papua New Guinea's road to independence is quite complicated.

The northern half of Papua New Guinea was known as German New Guinea after it came under German control in 1884, while the southern half was known as British New Guinea, later renamed to Papua in 1904. During WWI, the island was occupied by Australian troops to defend the British half. When the Treaty of Versailles was established after World War I, Australia administered German New Guinea, and the British part of the island came to be considered an External Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, though it was still "owned" by Britain. The two territories were regarded as separate territories, known as 'Papua' and 'New Guinea'.

After the New Guinea Campaign of World War II, the two territories came together as 'Papua New Guinea'. Australia still administered Papua New Guinea until the country was granted full independence on 16 September 1975. Papua New Guinea's Head of State is still the Queen of England, just as Australia's is, as it remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Answer 2

At the time called Ellice Islands, a referendum in 1974 established that Ellice islanders wanted separate status from the Gilbert Islands. The country was renamed Tuvalu. The Tuvalu Independence Order 1978 presented to the Court at Buckingham Palace on July 25, 1978, declared independence within the British Commonwealth on October 1, 1978, stating the Constitution for Tuvalu to come into effect on that day, and included provision for the Legislature, the executive government, judiciary, and the public service.

In February 2000, the UN accepted Tuvalu as it's 189th member and in September 2000 it became a full member of the British Commonwealth, having been a special member since 1978.

Tuvalu Independence Day is celebrated on the first of October.

Answer 3

16 September 1975 (Independence Day)