Humanities By Gemina123 1000 Samoan Settlement https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Samoa 1722 European Navigators visited Samoa 1829 London missionary arrived to establish Christianity 1850 Foreign Settlement was established on the coast of Samoa https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Samoa 1878 United States signed a treaty allowing them to create a naval station on Samoa 1889 Many other counties also signed a agreement 1899 Samoa was divided 1908 Samoa drove for political independance 1920 New Zealand granted a mandate over Samoa 1954 Samoa was almost fully converted to Christianity 1962 Western Samoa became the first pacific nation to claim its political Independance Period: 1975 to 1973 Tupuola Taisi Efi was prime minister of Samoa 1997 a referendum changed the country's name from western Samoa to Samoa 2000 Most of Samoa is christian 2007 The head of state died 2009 Samoa was hit by an earthquake 2021 political crisis