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4 sty 2018 · Fiji profile - timeline. 1643 - Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the first European to visit the islands. 1830s - Western Christian missionaries begin to arrive. 1840s-50s - Christian convert...
The timeline below shows the history of the island Fiji, from the ancient times to the present day.
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Fiji. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
History of Fiji, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Fiji, a country and archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. It surrounds the Koro Sea and is about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) north of Auckland, New Zealand. The archipelago consists of some 300 islands and 540 islets scattered.
The majority of Fiji 's islands were formed through volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Today, some geothermic activity still occurs on the islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni. [ 1 ] Fiji was settled first by the Lapita culture, around 1,500–1,000 years BC, followed by a large influx of people with predominantly Melanesian ...
From the echoes of the Girmit era to the imprints of British colonialism, the spiritual sites, and the evolution of its multicultural identity, Fiji’s historical sites offer a profound glimpse into the island’s past.
1 dzień temu · 1 For 20th-century historians’ accounts of the establishment of the Wesleyan Mission in Fiji, see John H. Darch, ‘Missionaries to the Cannibals: The Establishment of the First European Mission in Fiji, 1835–43’, Trivium 17 (1982): 103–17; John Garrett, To Live Among the Stars: Christian Origins in Oceania (Geneva: World Council of Churches, and Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies ...
