The history of Togo can be traced to archaeological finds which indicate that ancient local tribes were able to produce pottery and process tin. During the period from the 11th century to the 16th century,the Ewé,the Mina,the Gun,and various other tribes entered the region. Most of them settled in coastal areas. The Portuguese arrived in the late 15th century,followed by other European powers. Until the 19th century,the coastal region was a major slave trade centre,earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast".
The president of Sri Lanka is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union government and the commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The president appoints the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
The United National Party is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka. The UNP has served as the country's ruling party,or as part of its governing coalition,for 38 of the country's 74 years of independence,including the periods 1947–1956,1965–1970,1977–1994,2001–2004 and 2015–2019. The party also controlled the executive presidency from its formation in 1978 until 1994 and back in 2022.
Oscar Manutahi Temaru is a French politician. He has been President of French Polynesia,an overseas collectivity of France,on five occasions:in 2004,from 2005 to 2006,from 2007 to 2008,in 2009,and from 2011 to 2013 and mayor of Faa'a since 1983.
The Nouméa Accord of 1998 is a promise by the French Republic to grant increased political power to New Caledonia and its indigenous population,the Kanaks,over a twenty-year transition period. It was signed 5 May 1998 by Lionel Jospin,and approved in a referendum in New Caledonia on 8 November,with 72% voting in favour. Under the accord,three more referendum votes,on whether to remain a special collectivity of France or become an independent state,have been held. One was held in 2018,and the second was held in 2020. In both votes a majority chose to remain French. The Nouméa Accord permitted a final referendum to be held,voted for by the Congress of New Caledonia. It was held December 2021 and widely rejected independence amid boycott by the independence movement.
The history of Bangladesh (1971–present) refers to the period after the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan.
Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 10 May 2009. Voters elected 76 members of the three provincial assemblies,of whom 54 were also to become members of the territorial Congress.
Pierre Ngaiohni is a New Caledonian politician. He is a pro-independence ethnic Kanak. Ngaiohni was elected Vice President of New Caledonia on June 15,2009,replacing DéwéGorodey. Ngaiohni was succeeded by Gilbert Tyuienon in March 2011.
The Cabinet of Vanuatu is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Vanuatu.
Patrick Joseph Manarewo Kalpuaso Crowby was a Vanuatuan politician.
Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 11 May 2014. The result was a victory for the three anti-independence parties,which together won 29 of the 54 seats in the Congress of New Caledonia.
Damien Francis Tudehope is an Australian politician. Tudehope served as the New South Wales Minister for Finance in the second Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries from April 2019 to March 2023. He was also the Minister for Employee Relations,the Vice-President of the Executive Council,and the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council in the Perrottet ministry since December 2021. Tudehope has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2019 state election,representing the Liberal Party.
The Cabinet of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the government of Nigeria,headed by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa,in the years leading up to and following independence. There were three cabinets. The first was established in 1957 when Balewa was appointed Prime Minister by the British Governor-General. The second was formed after the general elections of December 1959,just before independence,in a coalition government. The third was formed after the disputed general elections of December 1964,and was dissolved after the military coup of 15 January 1966.
An independence referendum was held in New Caledonia on 4 November 2018. Voters were given the choice of remaining part of France or becoming an independent country.
Cynthia Ligeard is a New Caledonian anti-independence politician. She was the second woman to serve as President of the Government of New Caledonia,a position she held from 5 June 2014 until 1 April 2015..
Events in Oceania,during 2019.
Sonia Backès is a French politician in New Caledonia. She is the current leader of the Caledonian Republicans party and the President of the Provincial Assembly of South Province since 17 May 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia on 18 March 2020. All cases are on the main island of Grand Terre and are related to travel abroad. On 7 May,all cases had recovered.
An independence referendum was held in New Caledonia,a French territory in the South Pacific,on 12 December 2021. The vote was the third and final one to be held under the terms of the Nouméa Accord,following votes in 2018 and 2020.
