<P> Alexander Salmon, Jr., a son of an English Jewish merchant and a Pōmare Dynasty prince, eventually worked to repatriate workers from his inherited copra plantation . He eventually bought up all lands on the island with the exception of the mission, and was its sole employer . He worked to develop tourism on the island and was the principal informant for the British and German archaeological expeditions for the island . He sent several pieces of genuine Rongorongo to his niece's husband, the German consul in Valparaíso, Chile . Salmon sold the Brander Easter Island holdings to the Chilean government on 2 January 1888, and signed as a witness to the cession of the island . He returned to Tahiti in December 1888 . He effectively ruled the island from 1878 until his cession to Chile in 1888 . </P> <P> Easter Island was annexed by Chile on 9 September 1888 by Policarpo Toro by means of the "Treaty of Annexation of the Island" (Tratado de Anexión de la isla). Toro, representing the government of Chile, signed with Atamu Tekena, designated "King" by the Roman Catholic missionaries after the paramount chief and his heir had died . The validity of this treaty is still contested by some Rapanui . Officially, Chile purchased the nearly all encompassing Mason - Brander sheep ranch, comprised from lands purchased from the descendants of Rapanui who died during the epidemics, and then claimed sovereignty over the island . </P> <P> Until the 1960s, the surviving Rapanui were confined to Hanga Roa . The rest of the island was rented to the Williamson - Balfour Company as a sheep farm until 1953 . The island was then managed by the Chilean Navy until 1966, at which point the island was reopened in its entirety . In 1966, the Rapanui were given Chilean citizenship . </P> <P> Following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état that brought Augusto Pinochet to power, Easter Island was placed under martial law . Tourism slowed, and private property was restored . During his time in power, Pinochet visited Easter Island on three occasions . The military built military facilities and a city hall . </P>

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