Declaration

Independence of Vanuatu, 1980

The New Hebrides, jointly administered by the United Kingdom and France as an Anglo-French Condominium since 1906, became independent as the Republic of Vanuatu on 30 July 1980, following a 1977 Paris conference and a 1979 constitution.

What happened

The New Hebrides had been administered jointly by the United Kingdom and France as an Anglo-French Condominium since 1906. Independence was agreed at a 1977 conference in Paris attended by British, French and New Hebridean representatives; elections were held and a constitution was drawn up in 1979. Vanuatu's Constitution came into effect upon the country's independence on 30 July 1980, replacing the name New Hebrides.[1] The New Hebrides National Party, founded in 1971 by Walter Lini and renamed the Vanua'aku Pati in 1977, won the pre-independence elections of 1975 and 1979; Lini became chief minister in 1979 and, at independence, Vanuatu's first Prime Minister.[2]

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    Claim: The New Hebrides had been administered jointly by the United Kingdom and France as an Anglo-French Condominium since 1906. Independence was agreed at a 1977 conference in Paris attended by British, French and New Hebridean representatives; elections were held and a constitution was drawn up in 1979. Vanuatu's Constitution came into effect upon the country's independence on 30 July 1980, replacing the name New Hebrides.

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    Claim: The New Hebrides National Party was founded on 17 August 1971 by Walter Lini, in competition with the French-aligned Union of New Hebrides Communities; it won the 1975 election, was renamed the Vanua'aku Pati in 1977, and won the pre-independence 1979 election, making Lini chief minister and, from Vanuatu's independence, its first Prime Minister.

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