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Events on Saturday 10 October 1874 1
1874Fiji ceded to BritainFijian chiefs sign the Deed of CessionParamount chief Cakobau and other Fijian leaders signed a deed ceding the islands to the British Crown, ending a period of internal conflict and settler pressure. Fiji became a Crown colony under governor Sir Arthur Gordon. British rule lasted until independence in 1970.