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Porapora (Bora Bora)
 
c. 1540                    Kingdom of Bora Bora
19 Mar 1888 -              Annexed by France
 
Kings
1540 - 1550 .....
1550 - 15..               Piho-i-te-maro-taino`a
                           Marama-toa-i-fenua-`ura
.... - ....
.... - ....
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1775 - 1778               Maeva-rua I
1778 - 1800               Ta`o-ata
1800 - 1812               Te ari`i noho ra`i Tapoa I
1812 - 1820               Ma`i
       1820 -    Mar 1860 Tapoa II Pomare abu rahi
26 Jul 1860 - 12 Feb 1873 Te ari`i maeva rua I
12 Feb 1873 - 19 Mar 1888 Te ari`i maeva rua II
Huahine
 
.... - 1888               Kingdom of Huahine
1888 - 1894               Kingdom in rebellion
16 Mar 1888 -             Annexed by France
 
Kings
1750 - 1770               Mau`u
1770 - 1774               Rohi-a-nu'u
1774 - 1777               Te-ha 'appa I Fatu`ara`i Ter`i-tari`a
                           Te-i`oa-tua-vahine
1777 - 1800               Ter`i tari`a
1800 - 1814               Te-na-ni`a
       1814 - 02 Feb 1838 Mahine Te hei`ura Puru
02 Feb 1838 - 1852        Ter`i tari`a Ari`i paea vahine
       1852 - 18 Mar 1854 Ma`i hara Te ma ri`i Ari`i peu
                           vahine
18 Mar 1854 - 1868        Te uru ra`i Ari`i mate
       1868 - 16 Feb 1888 Te ha`a papa II
22 Feb 1888 - 22 Jul 1890 Temari`i Ma 'ihara Te uhe
1891 - 1894               Te ari`i na vaho roa Te ha`a
                           papa III
Oparo
 
1791-1811 Koroi
1800-180? Teraau tamaiti
1811-1817 Pirimaiteiti
1817-1825 Tereau
1825-1863 Awariki
1863-1867 Aperahama
1867-1886 Te Paarina
1886-1888 .....
Ra'iatea
 
Ura
Ire-te-apu-ra` I
1300-1317 Te-vae-ar` I
1317-1330 Imi-toa
1330-1340 Marama-i-te-atua
1340-1370 Tuitui
1370-1400 Ra`i-te-tumu
1400-1420 Ra`i-te-papa
1420-1450 Ra`i-te-mere-mere
1450-1470 Ra`i-te-hota-hota
1470-1480 Ra`i-e-mata-i-te-niu-ha`amea-`a-Tane
1480-1500 Moe-te-ra-ura
1500-1520 Moe-te-ra-uri
1520-1550 Hiro
1550-1570 Piho-i-te-maro-taino'a
           Marama-toa-i-fenua-`ura
1570-1600 Fa`aniti Tamatoa-`ura
1600-1620 Fata
1620-1640 Ro`o
1640-1660 Hoa
1660-1680 Ta`ahue
1680-1700 Ru`utia
1700-1720 Hu`ui
1720-1730 Ra`auri
1730-1770 Tu
1770-1800 Tauta
1800-1809 Taraoari`i Tamatoa II fa'o
1809-1831 Vete'a ra`i Tamatoa III
1831-1857 Moe'ore Tamatoa IV
19 Aug 1857 - 08 Feb 1871 Tamatoa V a Tu
08 Feb 1871 -        1881 Tahi toe II
       1881 - 18 Mar 1884 Rereao Hau roa ari`i
18 Mar 1884 - 16 Mar 1888 Te uru ra`i Ari`i mate Tamatoa VI
                           a Tauta
Tahiti
 
1780-1880 Kingdom of Tahiti
1880      Annexed by France
1880-     Part of French Poloneasia
 
Kings
13 Feb 1791 - 03 Sep 1803 Tu-nui-ea-i-te Atua-i-Tarahoi
                           Vaira`atoa Taina Pomare I
03 Sep 1803 - 07 Dec 1821 Tu Tunuiea`aite-a-tua Pomare II
07 Dec 1821 - 08 Jan 1827 Teri`i tari`a Pomare III
11 Jan 1827 - 17 Sep 1877 Ai Matta Pomare IV Vahine
17 Sep 1877 - 30 Dec 1880 Ari`i aue Pomare V
French Polynesia
 
Armes de la Polynésie française
 
19 May 1903               Établissements Français de l'Océanie
27 Oct 1946               French overseas territory
22 Jul 1957               Polynésie Française
12 Jul 1977               Autonomy
27 Feb 2004               Changed to a French overseas country
 
High Commissioners
18 Dec 1977 - 27 Jul 1981 Paul Cousseran ........... 1922-2000
27 Jul 1981 - 15 Jan 1983 Paul Noirot-Cosson ....... 1924-1997
15 Jan 1983 - 28 Mar 1985 Alain Ohrel
28 Mar 1985 - 28 Apr 1986 Bernard Gerard
28 Apr 1986 - 10 Nov 1987 Pierre Angeli
10 Nov 1987 - 03 Jan 1992 Jean Montpezat
03 Jan 1992 - 08 Aug 1994 Michel Jau
08 Aug 1994 - 27 Aug 1997 Paul Roncière
27 Aug      - 08 Oct 1997 Micael Jeanjean
                          (acting)
08 Oct 1997 - 24 Oct 2001 Jean Aribaud
24 Oct      - 17 Nov 2001 Christian Massinon
                          (acting)
17 Nov 2001 - 30 Jul 2005 Michel Mathieu ........... 1944-2010
30 Jul      - 10 Sep 2005 Jacques Michaut
                          (acting)
10 Sep 2005 - 29 Jun 2008 Anne Boquet
29 Jun      - 07 Jul 2008 Eric Spitz
07 Jul 2008 - 24 Jan 2011 Adolphe Colrat
24 Jan 2011 - 03 Sep 2012 Richard Didier
03 Sep 2012 - 23 Aug 2013 Jean-Pierre Laflaquière
23 Aug      - 16 Sep 2013 Gilles Cantal
                          (acting)
16 Sep 2013 -             Lionel Beffre
 
 
 
Presidents
12 Nov 1957 - 18 Oct 1958 Pouvanaa a Oopa ........... 1895-1977
18 Oct 1958 - 11 Jul 1977 Post Abolished
11 Jul 1977 - 03 Jun 1982 Francis Sanford ........... 1912-1996
03 Jun 1982 - 12 Feb 1987 Gaston Flosse (1st Time)
12 Feb      - 09 Dec 1987 Jacques Teuira
09 Dec 1987 - 04 Apr 1991 Alexandre Léontieff ....... 1948-2009
04 Apr 1991 - 14 Jun 2004 Gaston Flosse (2nd Time)
14 Jun      - 23 Oct 2004 Oscar Temaru (1st Time)
23 Oct 2004 - 03 Mar 2005 Gaston Flosse (3rd Time)
03 Mar 2005 - 26 Dec 2006 Oscar Temaru (2nd Time)
26 Dec 2006 - 13 Sep 2007 Gaston Tong Sang (1st Time)
13 Sep 2007 - 23 Feb 2008 Oscar Temaru (3rd Time)
23 Feb      - 15 Apr 2008 Gaston Flosse (4th Time)
15 Apr 2008 - 11 Feb 2009 Gaston Tong Sang (2nd Time)
11 Feb      - 24 Nov 2009 Oscar Temaru (4th Time)
24 Nov 2009 - 01 Apr 2011 Gaston Tong Sang (3rd Time)
01 Apr 2011 - 17 May 2013 Oscar Temaru (5th Time)
17 May 2013 - 05 Sep 2014 Gaston Flosse (5th Time)
05 Sep 2014 -             Nuihau Laurey
                          (acting)
 
 
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