Nouméa Accord

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The Nouméa Accord is a 1998 political agreement that grants New Caledonia increased autonomy from France and outlines a gradual, staged process toward a possible independence referendum.

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Label Occurrences
Nouméa Accord canonical 15
1998 Nouméa Accord 1
Nouméa Accord (1998) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomy agreement ⓘ
decolonization framework ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ
aim define a process for self-determination ⓘ
grant increased autonomy to New Caledonia ⓘ
prepare a possible transition to independence ⓘ
appliesToTerritory New Caledonia ⓘ
category 1998 in French politics ⓘ
1998 in New Caledonia ⓘ
Treaties and agreements regarding New Caledonia ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dateSigned 1998-05-05 ⓘ
definesStatus New Caledonia as a sui generis collectivity within the French Republic ⓘ
establishes Congress of New Caledonia ⓘ
Customary Senate of New Caledonia ⓘ
Government of New Caledonia ⓘ
three provincial assemblies of New Caledonia ⓘ
foresees consultation of New Caledonian electorate on independence ⓘ
possible full sovereignty of New Caledonia ⓘ
implementedBy French constitutional law of 20 July 1998 ⓘ
Organic Law n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia ⓘ
includesProvision maintenance of French responsibility for sovereign functions until a possible independence ⓘ
organization of one to three self-determination referendums ⓘ
phased transfer of competences except for sovereign powers ⓘ
language French ⓘ
politicalContext conflict between pro-independence and pro-France groups in New Caledonia ⓘ
predecessorAgreement Matignon Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
providesFor creation of New Caledonian citizenship ⓘ
possible referendums on full sovereignty ⓘ
progressive transfer of powers from France to New Caledonia ⓘ
rebalancing of economic and social development ⓘ
recognition of Kanak identity ⓘ
restricted electoral body for local institutions ⓘ
recognizedBy French Constitution ⓘ
requires constitutional revision in France ⓘ
resultedIn creation of a specific New Caledonian citizenship roll ⓘ
increased autonomy for New Caledonia ⓘ
limitation of voting rights in local elections to long-term residents ⓘ
signatory French State ⓘ
linked to: French Republic

anti-independence parties of New Caledonia ⓘ
pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front ⓘ
signedInCity Nouméa ⓘ
subject decolonization of New Caledonia ⓘ
power-sharing between communities in New Caledonia ⓘ
self-determination of Kanak people ⓘ
timeframe up to 20 years of transition ⓘ
yearSigned 1998 ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kanak → involvedIn → Nouméa Accord ⓘ
Kanak people → historicalEvent → Nouméa Accord ⓘ
South Province → establishedBy → Nouméa Accord ⓘ
FLNKS → signed → Nouméa Accord ⓘ
Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) → basedOn → Nouméa Accord of 1998 ⓘ
linked to: Nouméa Accord
Politics of New Caledonia → governedBy → Nouméa Accord ⓘ
Politics of New Caledonia → historicalAgreement → Nouméa Accord (1998) ⓘ
linked to: Nouméa Accord
New Caledonian independence movement → hasKeyEvent → 1998 Nouméa Accord ⓘ
linked to: Nouméa Accord
Matignon Accords process → followedBy → Nouméa Accord ⓘ
Matignon Accords → followedBy → Nouméa Accord ⓘ