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| YEAR | DATE | EVENT |
| 1892 | Part of UK protectorate of Gilbert and Ellis Islands | |
| 1916 | 12 january | Part of UK colony of Gilbert and Ellis Islands |
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| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | PRIME MINISTER | COMMISSIONER |
| 1975 | 1 october | UK colony of Tuvalu | Toaripi Lauti | Thomas Laying |
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| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | KING | PRIME MINISTER | GENERAL GOVERNOR |
| 1978 | 1 october | Indipendent under Commonwealth | queen Elisabeth II | Toaripi Lauti | Penitala Fiatau Teo |
| 1981 | 8 september | Tomasi Puapua | |||
| 1986 | 1 march | Tupua Leupena | |||
| 1989 | 16 october | Bikenibeu Paeniu (I) | |||
| 1990 | 1 october | Toaripi Lauti | |||
| 1993 | 10 december | Kamuta Latasi | Tomu Sione | ||
| 1994 | 21 june | Sir Tulaga Manuella |
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| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | KING | PRIME MINISTER | GENERAL GOVERNOR |
| 1995 | 1 october | ||||
| 1996 | 24 december | Bikenibeu Paeniu (II) |
| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | KING | PRIME MINISTER | GENERAL GOVERNOR |
| 1997 | 11 april | ||||
| 1998 | 26 june | Kokeiya Malua | |||
| 1998 | june | Tomasi Puapua | |||
| 1999 | 27 april | Ionatana Ionatana | |||
| 2000 | 8 december | Lagitupu Tuilimu | |||
| 2001 | 24 february | Faimalaga Luka | |||
| 2001 | 14 december | Koloa Talake | |||
| 2002 | 2 august | Saufatu Sopoanga | |||
| 2003 | 9 september | Faimalaga Luka | |||
| 2004 | 9 september | Maatia Toafa | |||
| 2005 | 15 april | Filoimea Telito |