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Period: 500 to 500
The island was settled by migrating Polynesians
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Tahiti was discovered by European explorers
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Captain Cook arrives on Tahiti
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The 50-year reign of Queen Pomare IV begins.
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French Catholic priests were expelled from Tahiti
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Tahitian War of Independence
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France changes the island's status from protectorate to colony
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Paul Gauguin arrives on Tahiti
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An influenza epidemic kills about 20% of the Tahitians