Independence talks began in 1988 after a burst of separatist violence. New Caledonia Tourism Australia
Talks on the future of the island, which lies 1200 kilometres east of Australia and 20,000 kilometres from Paris, began in 1988 after a period of separatist conflict, including the “Ouvea cave massacre” in which 19 Kanaks and two French soldiers were killed.
New Caledonia was annexed by the French in 1853 and has been a “special collectivity” since 1999. The thousands of islands that comprise New Calendonia have a total population of less than 300,000.
A deal in 1998 provided for a referendum on independence to be held by the end of 2018.
Reuters
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Publish date : 2018-03-20 03:00:00
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