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History of Papua New Guinea in maps
Papua New Guinea as it appears in 6 interactive history atlases, from 1890 to 1991: Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, Papua & New Guinea. 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 Papua New Guinea before it was Papua New Guinea? 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.
Papua New Guinea · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position | |
| Colony or dependency |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
New Guinea (German/Australian) · WWI
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories — the opening position | |
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories |
Papua & New Guinea (Australian) · Road to WW2
| Colonial empires & possessions — the opening position |
ROAD TO WW2: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Papua New Guinea · WW2
| Western Allies — the opening position |
Papua New Guinea · Cold War
| NATO & core Western allies — the opening position | |
| Non-aligned & neutral |
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Papua New Guinea · Refugee crises
| Western bloc or democracy — the opening position |
REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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