Autonomy and Indigenous self-government

Timeline: Rapa Nui self-determination

Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.

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  1. · Agreement

    Agreement of Wills annexation, 1888

    Chile annexed Rapa Nui under a treaty committing to respect Rapa Nui land rights and chiefly authority.

    Significance here: The foundational treaty underlying the Rapa Nui self-determination claim.

  2. · Organisation founded

    Founding of the Rapa Nui Parliament, 2001

    A rival Council of Elders established a parliament pursuing an independence process before the UN.

    Significance here: The founding of the minority, more radical strand of the Rapa Nui self-determination movement.

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