History of the Marshall Islands - Wikipedia
Austronesian settlers arrived in the Marshall Islands in the 2nd millennium BC, but there are no historical or oral records of that period. Over time, the Marshallese people learned to navigate …
Germany and the Marshall Islands: Bilateral relations
Political relations between Germany and the Marshall Islands are friendly. Diplomatic contacts are maintained by the German Embassy in Manila. From 1885 to 1914, the Marshall Islands were …
List of former German colonies - Wikipedia
This is a list of former German colonies owned by states of Germany: The following were German African protectorates: These treaty ports were German concessions in China, leased to it by …
Marshall Islands - Wikipedia
The Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ), [6] officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), [note 1] is an island country west of the International …
history of the Marshall Islands - Encyclopedia Britannica
Germany established a coaling station on Jaluit Atoll by treaty with island chiefs and in 1886, by agreement with Great Britain, established a protectorate over the Marshalls. Japan seized the …
Digital Micronesia--Marshalls History--An Electronic Library and …
Germany bought the Marshall Islands off Spain in 1885. It established a small administration, run first as a concession company and later administered directly from Berlin. The main economic …
The World at War - MARSHALL ISLANDS 1875 - 1919
A typhoon strikes the southern Marshall Islands killing 227 islanders. Another 90 die of starvation as a result of food stores destruction. The hurricane and a tidal wave hit the Jaluit Atoll and …
The Marshall Islands and the Germans, 1860-1914 - University of …
The Marshall Islands are to be found in the very heart of the Pacific Ocean and are quite the furthest of all South Sea Archipelagos from the major ports of the large continents bordering …
German missions in the Marshall Islands - Federal Foreign Office
Republic of the Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia. The Head of Mission is also accredited as Ambassador to the Republic of Palau,...
Marshall Islands profile - Timeline - BBC News
Jun 11, 2018 · 1885 - Germany annexes the Marshall Islands and pays Spain 4.5 million US dollars in compensation. Germany leaves the running of the islands to a group of powerful …