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Background
The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory. |
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Wallis and Futuna, Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna, Wallis et Futuna Wallis and Futuna Islands, wallis & futuna isls., Wallis and Futuna Islands
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