Franceville, New Hebrides
1889–90 commune in present-day Port Vila, Vanuatu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franceville (present-day Port Vila) was a municipality located on Efate, or Sandwich Island. It was established in 1889 in order to gain basic legal status, during the period when the New Hebrides was a neutral territory under the loose jurisdiction of the Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission.
Quick Facts Independent Commune of FrancevilleCommune Indépendante de Franceville (French), Status ...
Independent Commune of Franceville | |||||||||
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1889–1890 | |||||||||
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Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
Common languages | French, Bislama | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
• 1889 | Ferdinand Chevillard | ||||||||
• 1890? | R. D. Polk | ||||||||
Deputy (legislator) | |||||||||
• 1889–1890 | Comte Maurice de Nolhac | ||||||||
Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
• Established | August 9 1889 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | June 1890 | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1889 | 540 | ||||||||
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