Samoa - Wikipedia
WEBSamoa, [note 1] officially the Independent State of Samoa [note 2] and known until 1997 as Western Samoa (Samoan: Sāmoa i Sisifo), is an island country in Polynesia, consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands ...
Samoa | History, Flag, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Samoa, country in the central South Pacific Ocean, among the westernmost of the island countries of Polynesia. Samoa gained its independence from New Zealand in 1962 after more than a century of foreign influence and domination, but it remains a member of the Commonwealth. Its capital is Apia.
History of Samoa | Pacific Islands, People, Facts, & Map ...
WEBhistory of Samoa, a survey of notable events and people in Samoa. Known as the “Cradle of Polynesia” because legend places the Polynesian homeland on the island of Savai‘i, Samoa was the first country among the Pacific Islands to gain independence, in 1962.
Samoa - The World Factbook
WEBSep 16, 2024 · When the war ended in 1899, the Western powers abolished the monarchy, giving the western Samoan islands to Germany and the eastern Samoan islands to the US. The UK abandoned claims in Samoa and received former German territory in …
Samoa Factsheet - The World Factbook
WEB5 days ago · New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century.
Samoa country profile - BBC
WEBDec 19, 2023 · 1962 - Western Samoa becomes independent, the first Pacific island nation to do so. 1970 - Western Samoa joins the Commonwealth. 1997 - Country changes its name from Western Samoa to...
Samoa - The World Factbook
WEBDec 17, 2021 · In 1962, Samoa became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish its independence as Western Samoa but dropped the “Western” from its name in 1997. The Human Rights Protection Party has dominated politics since 1982, especially under Prime Minister Sailele TUILAEPA, who has been in power since 1998.