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All three parties to New Caledonia's peace plan negotiated after last year's violent insurrection by pro-independence indigenous Kanaks, have drawn reassurance from the outcome of last month's local elections. But both the Kanak leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou and the loyalist leader Jacque...

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Published in:Far Eastern Economic Review 1989-04, Vol.144 (15), p.23
Main Author: Walls, Sarah
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Elections
Local elections
Peace negotiations
Politics
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Summary:All three parties to New Caledonia's peace plan negotiated after last year's violent insurrection by pro-independence indigenous Kanaks, have drawn reassurance from the outcome of last month's local elections. But both the Kanak leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou and the loyalist leader Jacques Lafleur have had to worry about a drift to hardline groups within their communal constituencies.
ISSN:0014-7591
1563-9339