New Caledonian independence movement

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The New Caledonian independence movement is a political and social campaign, led largely by the indigenous Kanak population, seeking to end French colonial rule and establish New Caledonia as a sovereign nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independence movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
abbreviatedAs FLNKS ⓘ
advocatesFor full sovereignty for New Caledonia ⓘ
international recognition of New Caledonia as an independent state ⓘ
aimsAt end of French colonial rule in New Caledonia ⓘ
independence of New Caledonia ⓘ
associatedWith Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste ⓘ
experienced periods of violent conflict in the 1980s ⓘ
facesOppositionFrom French central government ⓘ
loyalist parties in New Caledonia ⓘ
hadReferendum 2018 New Caledonian independence referendum ⓘ
2020 New Caledonian independence referendum ⓘ
2021 New Caledonian independence referendum ⓘ
hasDemographicBase mainly Kanak-majority areas ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext French colonization of New Caledonia ⓘ
Kanak resistance to colonial rule ⓘ
hasIssue control of natural resources in New Caledonia ⓘ
cultural recognition of Kanak identity ⓘ
land rights for Kanak people ⓘ
political autonomy ⓘ
hasKeyEvent 1988 Matignon Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords

1998 Nouméa Accord ⓘ
linked to: Nouméa Accord

Matignon Accords ⓘ
Nouméa Accord ⓘ
hasPoliticalWing FLNKS ⓘ
hasPrimarySupportFrom Kanak people ⓘ
hasSupportFrom indigenous population of New Caledonia ⓘ
hasSymbol Kanak flag ⓘ
includesOrganization Palika ⓘ
Parti de Libération Kanak ⓘ
Union Calédonienne ⓘ
linked to: Union calédonienne
influencedBy decolonization movements ⓘ
self-determination principle ⓘ
operatesIn New Caledonia ⓘ
operatesWithin French Republic ⓘ
opposes continued status of New Caledonia as a French overseas territory ⓘ
recognizedBy United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization ⓘ
relatedConflict les Événements in New Caledonia ⓘ
relatedTo New Caledonia self-determination referendums ⓘ
seeksStatus sovereign nation for New Caledonia ⓘ
supportsOutcome Yes vote in independence referendums ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
usesMethod electoral participation ⓘ
negotiation with French authorities ⓘ
peaceful protest ⓘ

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Jean-Marie Tjibaou → movement → New Caledonian independence movement ⓘ
Jean-Marie Tjibaou → movement → New Caledonian independence movement ⓘ
subject linked to: Tjibaou
Ouvéa crisis negotiations → relatedToEvent → New Caledonian independence conflict ⓘ
linked to: New Caledonian independence movement
Lifou people → politicalContext → New Caledonia independence movement ⓘ
linked to: New Caledonian independence movement
Kanak communities near Nouméa → politicalContext → New Caledonian independence movement ⓘ
Caldoches → associatedWith → New Caledonian anti-independence movement ⓘ
linked to: New Caledonian independence movement
Louis Mapou → politicalMovement → New Caledonian independence movement ⓘ