Kanaky in flames: Five takeaways from the New Caledonia independence riots

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ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report (Published APR, 17 May 2024)
Jean-Marie Tjibaou, a revered Kanak visionary, was inspirational to indigenous Pacific political activists across Oceania, just like Tongan anthropologist and writer Epeli Hao’ofa was to cultural advocates.

Tragically, he was assassinated in 1989 by an opponent within the independence movement during the so-called les événements in New Caledonia, the last time the “French” Pacific territory…
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