Fiji

Historical eventOctober 101970

Fiji

Fiji becomes independent.

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When
Saturday, October 10 197056 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1970s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1970.

What happened

Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The most outlying island group is Ono-i-Lau. About 87% of the total population live on the two major islands,

October 10 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1970Fiji
  2. 1998Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (1997–2003)
  3. 2002Iraq War
  4. 2004Murder of Huang Na
  5. 2007Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
  6. 2009Armenia
  7. 2010Netherlands Antilles
  8. 20152015 Ankara bombings
  9. 2018Hurricane Michael
  10. 2018National Fire and Rescue Administration
  11. 2022Ben Bernanke

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October 10 1970 — 56 years ago, on a Saturday.

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