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Settled 2,000 years ago by Malayan-Indonesian people, whose
descendants still predominate. A unified kingdom ruled in the
18th and 19th Centuries. The island became a French protectorate
in 1885 and a colony in 1896. Independence came on June 26,
1960. A coup came in 1972 due to inflation and continued French
domination of the economy. French owned financial industries and
concerns were nationalized. French bases and a U.S. space tracking
station were closed. Chinese aid was soon established. In
1979, the government conducted systematic arrest and expulsion of
foreigners and repression of strikes. @