1959-JAN-01

Polity Timeline
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

Norwegian Settlement on SVALBARD

(Hotel Point)

- SVALBARD

1912-05-14:

Neutral Territory of Spitzberg Archipelago : SVALBARD ISLAND

(Longyear City)

- SPITZBERG ARCHIPELAGO

1920-02-09:

Norwegian Territory of Spitzberg Archipelago : SVALBARD

(Longyear City)

- SPITZBERG ARCHIPELAGO

1930-02-27:

SVALBARD Territory

(Longyearbyen)

- SVALBARD

1945-05-09:

Norwegian Military Territory of SVALBARD

(Barentsburg)

- SVALBARD

2012-01-01:

Territory of SVALBARD

(Longyearbyen)

- SVALBARD

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

Norwegian Settlement on SVALBARD

(Hotel Point)

- SVALBARD

1989-01-01:

Territory of SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN

(Longyearbyen)

- SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

NORWAY +

SWEDEN-NORWAY +

1905-10-26:

NORWAY

1912-05-14:

NORWAY +

RUSSIA +

1917-11-08:

WHITE RUSSIA +

NORWAY +

1920-02-09:

NORWAY

1940-06-07:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND +

NORWAY-IN-EXILE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1941-08-25:

CANADA +

NORWAY-IN-EXILE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1942-07-01:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND +

NORWAY-IN-EXILE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1945-05-09:

NORWAY +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1945-10-16:

NORWAY

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Hotellneset

1901-01-01:

Adventtoppen

1906-06-10:

Longyear City

1920-02-09:

Longyearbyen

1943-09-08:

Barentsburg

1946-01-02:

Longyearbyen

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

SVALBARD

1946-01-02:

JAN MAYEN OG SVALBARD

1955-11-01:

SVALBARD OG JAN MAYEN

1995-01-01:

SVALBARD

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

Norwegian Settlement on SVALBARD

1906-06-10:

Settlement of SVALBARD

1912-01-26:

Territory of SVALBARD

1912-05-14:

Neutral Territory of Spitzberg Archipelago : SVALBARD ISLAND

1920-02-09:

Norwegian Territory of Spitzberg Archipelago : SVALBARD

1925-08-14:

SVALBARD Territory

1941-08-25:

Allied Occupied Territory of SVALBARD

1942-07-01:

Norwegian Military Territory of SVALBARD

1946-01-02:

Territory of JAN MAYEN AND SVALBARD

1955-11-01:

Territory of SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN

1995-01-01:

Territory of SVALBARD

Ruler changes:

1959-JAN-01

1900-01-01:

1912-05-14:

1920-02-09:

1930-02-27:

1945-05-09:

2012-01-01:

1900-01-01:

1989-01-01:

1900-01-01:

NORWAY +

SWEDEN-NORWAY +

1905-10-26:

1912-05-14:

NORWAY +

RUSSIA +

1917-11-08:

WHITE RUSSIA +

NORWAY +

1920-02-09:

1940-06-07:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND +

NORWAY-IN-EXILE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1941-08-25:

CANADA +

NORWAY-IN-EXILE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1942-07-01:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND +

NORWAY-IN-EXILE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1945-05-09:

NORWAY +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1945-10-16:

1900-01-01:

Hotellneset

1901-01-01:

Adventtoppen

1906-06-10:

Longyear City

1920-02-09:

Longyearbyen

1943-09-08:

Barentsburg

1946-01-02:

Longyearbyen

1900-01-01:

SVALBARD

1946-01-02:

JAN MAYEN OG SVALBARD

1955-11-01:

SVALBARD OG JAN MAYEN

1995-01-01:

SVALBARD

1900-01-01:

1906-06-10:

1912-01-26:

1912-05-14:

1920-02-09:

1925-08-14:

1941-08-25:

1942-07-01:

1946-01-02:

1955-11-01:

1995-01-01:

UPDATED ON: ~ 2024-MAY-05 ~ .