The Pocket Guide to World HistoryNew Guinea. 1512 Portugal discovers. 1828 Netherlands(W). 1884 Dutch/British(SE)/German(NE). 1906 British part(SE) to Australia. 1921 League of Nations Australian mandate(NE). 1945 Mandate +Papua. 1963 Dutch part(W) to Indonesia. 1975 Papua New Guinea. [Read more ...] 6099 © Copyright 2007 PocketHistory.com Hosted by BenLo Park |