German New Guinea
colonial protectorate of the German Empire from 1884 to 1919 comprising the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and its various nearby islands
Key facts
- 1888
- Friedrich III
- 1914
- Eduard Haber
- Status
- Colony of Germany
- Capital
- Finschhafen (1884–1891), Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (1891–1899), Herbertshöhe (1899–1910), Simpsonhafen (1910–1914)
- Common languages
- German (official), Unserdeutsch , Papuan languages , Austronesian Languages
- Government
- Dependent territory under direct rule and protectorates , (after 1899)
- 1884 1888
- Wilhelm I
- 1888 1914
- Wilhelm II
- 1884 1887
- Gustav von Oertzen
- 1899 1901
- Rudolf von Bennigsen
- Historical era
- German colonisation in the Pacific Ocean
- Established
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Exceptionally rare New Guinea passport
German New Guinea (German: Deutsch-Neuguinea) consisted of the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and several nearby island groups, and was part of the German colonial empire. The mainland part of the territory, called Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, became a German protectorate in 1884. Other island groups were added subsequently. The Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, New Ireland and several smaller islands), and the North Solomon Islands were declared a German protectorate in 1885. The Caroline Islands, Palau, and the Mariana Islands (except for Guam) were bought from Spain in 1899. German New Guinea annexed the formerly separate German Protectorate of Marshall Islands, which also included Nauru, in 1906. German Samoa, though part of the German colonial empire, was not part of German New Guinea.
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1884 establishments in German New Guinea1884 establishments in Oceania1919 disestablishments in German New Guinea1919 disestablishments in Oceania20th century in Nauru20th century in the Marshall IslandsBismarck ArchipelagoFormer colonies in OceaniaFormer German coloniesFormer protectoratesGerman colonisation in OceaniaGerman New Guinea