Kingdom of Rarotonga Mātāmuatanga Rarotonga | |||||||
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1858–1893 | |||||||
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Anthem: God Save the Queen | |||||||
Status | Protectorate of the United Kingdom | ||||||
Capital | Avarua (presumed) | ||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||
• Protectorate | 1888 | ||||||
• Established | 1858 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1893 | ||||||
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The Kingdom of Rarotonga, (Cook Islands Māori: Mātāmuatanga Rarotonga) named after the island of Rarotonga, was an independent kingdom established in the present-day Cook Islands in 1858. In 1888 it became a protectorate of the United Kingdom at its own request. In 1893 the name was changed to the Cook Islands Federation.[1]
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