Samoan Chiefly Confederacies and Inter-Island Rivalries (c. 1700–1900)

1. Tamaʻāiga paramount titles formalize elite contest

   Jan 1, 1700Labels: tama iga, Malietoa, Tupua Tamasese

   • Tama iga
   • Tuimaleali ifano

2. Roggeveen reaches the Manuʻa Islands

   Jan 1, 1722Labels: Jacob Roggeveen, Manu a

   • Tutuila

3. Bougainville labels Samoa the “Navigator Islands”

   Jan 1, 1768Labels: Louis-Antoine Bougainville, Navigator Islands

   • Tutuila

4. Christian mission lands at Sapapaliʻi, Savaiʻi

   Aug 24, 1830Labels: John Williams, Sapapali i

   • John Williams
   • Sapapali i

5. Malietoa Laupepa succeeds Malietoa Talavou

   Nov 1, 1880Labels: Malietoa Laupepa, Malietoa Talavou

   • World Statesmen
   • Samoan Civil War

6. First Samoan Civil War intensifies (1886–1894)

   Jan 1, 1886Labels: First Samoan, Mata afa

   • Samoan Civil War

7. Germany deposes Laupepa and backs Tamasese

   Aug 23, 1887Labels: Germany, Tupua Tamasese

   • Samoan Civil War

8. Mataʻafa Iosefo briefly recognized as king

   Jan 1, 1889Labels: Mata afa, tafa ifa

   • World Statesmen

9. Apia cyclone wrecks warships amid Samoan crisis

   Mar 15, 1889Labels: Apia cyclone, German warships

   • Apia cyclone
   • Mariners Museum

10. Berlin General Act establishes tripartite oversight

    Jun 14, 1889Labels: Berlin General, Tripartite oversight

    • Treaty of Berlin

11. Second Samoan Civil War begins (1898–1899)

    Jan 1, 1898Labels: Second Samoan, Malietoa Tanumafili

    • Siege of Apia
    • Tripartite Convention

12. Malietoa Laupepa dies, sparking new succession crisis

    Jun 22, 1898Labels: Malietoa Laupepa, succession crisis

    • World Statesmen

13. Siege of Apia pits Tanumafili supporters against Mataʻafa

    Mar 14, 1899Labels: Siege of, Malietoa Tanumafili

    • Siege of Apia

14. Second Battle of Vailele hands victory to Mataʻafa faction

    Apr 1, 1899Labels: Second Battle, Vailele

    • 2nd Vailele

15. Tripartite Convention partitions the Samoan archipelago

    Dec 2, 1899Labels: Tripartite Convention, partition

    • Tripartite Convention