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1.
  • When did European explorers first visit the Fiji Islands?

      Abel Tasman was the first explorer to reach Fiji, in 1643.

2.
  • When was Fiji first settled?

      Fiji was first settled by the the Lapita people over three thousand years ago. 

3.
  • When did Fiji become a colony of the British Empire?
      Fiji became a British colony in October 1874.
4.
  • When did Fiji regain independence from Britain?
      Fiji regained independence from Great Britain in October 1970.
5.
  • When did the first Indian migrants arrive?

      Indians were brought in to Fiji in 1879 to work on Fiji's infant sugar industry. 

       

6.
  • When was the Nadi International Airport built?
      The Nadi airport was built in 1939 during the second world war.
7.
  • When did the first Polynesians reach the Fiji Islands?
      1500 BC
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