Seychelles and Tuvalu Claim Independence from Empire
The Seychelles achieved internal self-government while the Ellice Islands split from the Gilbert Islands to become Tuvalu, both asserting sovereignty in a single day. These twin acts of decolonization reflected the accelerating dismantlement of European empires across the Pacific and Indian Ocean during the mid-1970s.
October 1, 1975
51 years ago
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