News/20071026

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edit 26.OCT.2007 — Tokelau Islands vote for independence

FAKAOFO, TOKELAU (IBAP) — The people of Tokelau have voted to sever their colonial ties with the Fijian Kingdom in a weeklong referendum jointly supervised by the Austronesian League and the Commonwealth of Nations. Once the necessary legislation is put into effect, the four tiny atolls will become a republic in free association with Fiji.  Read More...