2019 in Oceania

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Events in Oceania, during 2019.

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Australia

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Christmas Island

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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  • Administrator: Natasha Griggs (since 2018) [2]

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East Timor / Timor-Leste

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Fiji

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Kiribati

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Marshall Islands

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Micronesia

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Nauru

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Palau

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Papua New Guinea

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Realm of New Zealand

Flag of New Zealand.svg The Realm of New Zealand consists of the sovereign state of New Zealand, the associated states of the Cook Islands and Niue, and the dependent territory of Tokelau. It also includes the Antarctica territorial claim of the Ross Dependency.

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New Zealand

Cook Islands

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Niue

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Tokelau

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Samoa

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Solomon Islands

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Tonga

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Tuvalu

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Vanuatu

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Dependencies

British Overseas Territories

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Pitcairn Islands

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Chile

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Insular Chile

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France

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French Polynesia

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New Caledonia

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Wallis and Futuna

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United States

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American Samoa

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Guam

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Hawaii

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Northern Mariana Islands

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Events

April

August

September

November

December

See also

Articles on Elections


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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 CIA Factbook: Christmas Island retrieved Feb 23, 2010
  3. ↑ Administrator of Norfolk Island Territories of Australia, retrieved 25 Feb 2020
  4. 1 2 New president for Marshall Islands RNZ, 6 Jan 2020
  5. 1 2 Panuelo sworn in as new FSM president The Guam Daily Post, 30 July 2019
  6. ↑ CIA Factbook: Palau retrieved 3 Apr 2020
  7. ↑ CIA Factbook: Solomon Islands retrieved 26 Feb 2020
  8. ↑ "Tonga country profile". BBC News. 23 January 2018. Retrieved Apr 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Vanuatu country profile". BBC News. 11 June 2018. Retrieved Apr 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ Cain, Tess Newton (20 April 2020). "Vanuatu elects new prime minister as country reels from devastating cyclone". The Guardian. Retrieved Apr 25, 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 CIA Factbook: Pitcairn Islands retrieved 26 Feb 2020
  12. ↑ CIA Factbook: Chile retrieved February 23, 2020
  13. 1 2 CIA Factbook: France retrieved 25 Feb 2020
  14. 1 2 CIA Factbook: French Polynesia retrieved 25 Feb 2020
  15. 1 2 3 CIA Factbook: New Caledonia retrieved 25 Feb 2020
  16. ↑ CIA Factbook: United States retrieved 16 February 2020
  17. ↑ National Governors Association: Guam retrieved 7 March 2020
  18. ↑ [National Governors' Association: Northern Mariana Islands] retrieved 7 March 2020
  19. ↑ Votes for sale in Solomon Islands election Radio New Zealand, 12 February 2019
  20. ↑ "Manasseh Sogavare elected prime minister of Solomon Islands". Radio New Zealand. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  21. ↑ Ensor, Jamie. "Plot uncovered to assassinate Samoan Prime Minister - report". Newshub. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  22. ↑ "Three men charged in connection with plot to assassinate Samoa PM". No. RNZ. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  23. ↑ "Nauru election to be held August 24th". Rodio New Zealand. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  24. ↑ Nauru President Baron Waqa loses bid for re-election ABC News, 25 August 2019
  25. ↑ Aingimea chosen as Waqa's successor in Nauru Radio New Zealand, 27 August 2019
  26. ↑ "Tuvalu to go to the polls on 9 September". Radio New Zealand. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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  29. ↑ Colin Packham & Jonathan Barrett (19 September 2019). "Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific" . Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  30. ↑ "UN team aids Samoa response to deadly measles epidemic". UN News. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  31. ↑ Lyons, Kate (11 December 2019). "Bougainville referendum: region votes overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  32. ↑ Jessie Yeung and Angus Watson. "Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea". CNN. Retrieved 2020-08-05.


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