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970 BCE
Polynesians
The polynesians habited Samoa over 3000 years ago. -
1500
Arrival of the europeans
The arrival of the europeans increased the influence from countries like the UK, Germany or the US. -
Division
Samoa was divided between Germany and the US. -
Colonization
The German part of Samoa became a colony in the begginning of the 20th century. -
Occupation of New Zealand
When World War 1 happened, New Zealand (a Brittish colony at that time) occupated Samoa. -
Black Saturday
Even though the situation was more stable than before, the Samoans still fought against the government. One of the big but pacific manifestations that they did turned violent and resulted in a lot of deaths and severely injured people. It was a very important day in Samoan history. -
Independance
Samoa became independant the 1st of January of 1962.