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History of Macau in maps
Macau as it appears in 2 interactive history atlases, from 1840 to 2000: Macau. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Macau before it was Macau? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Macau (Portuguese) · Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia
| Western powers and allies — the opening position |
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Macau (Portuguese) · Refugee crises
Portuguese Macau, a small enclave beside Hong Kong, also received Vietnamese boat people in the late 1970s and housed them in camps until resettlement. Its experience mirrored Hong Kong’s on a smaller scale, and like its neighbour it depended on Western resettlement countries to keep its promise of first asylum.
| Western bloc or democracy — the opening position |
REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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