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ellice islands - Refers to a historical name for the island nation now known as Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean
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On the return voyage to France the ship sailed through the Ellice Islands.
The Ellice Islands became the independent nation of Tuvalu.
Tuvalu was previously known as the Ellice Islands.
The Ellice Islands are recognised as part of the Polynesia subregion of Oceania.
Formerly known as the Ellice Islands.
The following year the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu.
For public services in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
In 1976 the Gilbert and Ellice islands became the separate colonies of Kiribati and Tuvalu.
The Tuvaluans were concerned about their minority status in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.
As a consequence of the Ellice Islands self-determination referendum, 1974, separation occurred in two stages.
Eleven days later, the battleship departed from Efate for the Ellice Islands.
In 1975, the Ellice Islands separated from the colony to form the independent state of Tuvalu.
Tuvalu was once a British colony, part of the then Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
In a 1974 referendum, the Ellice Islands voted for separation, subsequently becoming the independent nation of Tuvalu.
That night, she fought off Japanese torpedo bombers and assisted Independence into Funafuti, Ellice Islands.
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It became a part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony in 1916.
In 1978 the Ellice Islands became the independent nation of Tuvalu.
In 1939 the atoll was incorporated into the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
It was bought by the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony administration in 1944.
The parliament was first established when Tuvalu separated from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1975.
In 1915, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands were proclaimed a colony of the British Empire.
The islands became the crown colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1916.
The Gilbert and Ellice Islands used their own postage stamps from 1911.
Together they became the crown colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1916.
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