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Kiribati

Republic spanning the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands; independent from Britain in 1979.

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Further reading

• Cinderellas of the Empire Barrie Macdonald · 1982

  Standard colonial-to-independence history of the Gilbert (Kiribati) and Ellice (Tuvalu) Islands.

• A History of the Pacific Islands Steven Roger Fischer · 2002

  Sweeping history from Polynesian settlement to modern Pacific states; covers Micronesian history including TTPI, independence movements, and FSM's formation.

• Cinderellas of the Empire: Towards a History of Kiribati and Tuvalu Barrie Macdonald · 1982

  Standard colonial and independence history of the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati) and Ellice Islands (Tuvalu); covers British phosphate imperialism on Banaba and the road to 1979 independence.

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Sources

• Kiribati — Wikipedia
• Wikidata: Q710 — Kiribati