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| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | HEAD OF STATE | PRIME MINISTER | GENERAL GOVERNOR |
| 1978 | 7 july | Indipendent in the Commonwealth | queen Elisabeth II | Peter Kenilorea (I) | Sir Baddeley Devesi |
| 1981 | 31 august | Solomon Mamaloni (I) | |||
| 1984 | 19 november | Sir Peter Kanilorea (II) | |||
| 1986 | 1 december | Ezekiel Alebua | |||
| 1988 | 7 july | Sir George Lepping | |||
| 1989 | 28 march | Solomon Mamaloni (II) | |||
| 1993 | 18 june | Francis Billy Hilly | |||
| 1994 | 7 july | Sir Moses Pitakaka | |||
| 1994 | 7 november | Solomon Mamaloni (III) | |||
| 1997 | 27 august | Bartholomew Ulufa'alu | |||
| 1999 | 7 july | Sir John Lapli | |||
| 2000 | 30 june | Manasseh Sogavare | |||
| 2001 | 17 december | Sir Allan Kenakeza | |||
| 2004 | 7 july | Nathaniel Waena | |||
| 2006 | 5 may | Manasseh Sogavare | |||
| 2007 | 20 december | Derek Sikua | |||
| 2009 | 7 july | Frank Kabui | |||
| 2011 | 16 november | Gordon Darcy Lilo |