New Hebrides

former country, now Vanuatu

New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium (French: Condominium des Nouvelles-Hébrides, lit. "Condominium of the New Hebrides") and named for the Hebrides Scottish archipelago, was the colonial name for the island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu.[1] In 1980, New Hebrides gained its independence and later became known as the Republic of Vanuatu.

New Hebrides Condominium
Condominium des Nouvelles-Hébrides
1906–1980
CapitalPort Vila
Common languagesEnglish, French, Bislama
Government
Resident Commisoner 
History 
• Established
20 October 1906
30 July 1980
CurrencyNew Hebrides franc, Australian dollar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission
Vanuatu

References

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  1. Blais, Hélène (2019). "Sharing Colonial Sovereignty? The Anglo-French Experience of the New Hebrides Condominium, 1880s–1930s". In Fichter, James R. (ed.). British and French Colonialism in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Springer International Publishing. pp. 225–247. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-97964-9_10. ISBN 9783319979649. S2CID 201397581. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)