Matignon Accords

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The Matignon Accords are a series of 1988 agreements that sought to end violent conflict and redefine political and economic relations in New Caledonia, particularly addressing the self-determination aspirations of the indigenous Kanak people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf peace agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
addressed self-determination aspirations of the Kanak people ⓘ
aimedTo end violent conflict in New Caledonia ⓘ
redefine economic relations in New Caledonia ⓘ
redefine political relations in New Caledonia ⓘ
appliesToPeople Kanak people ⓘ
appliesToTerritory New Caledonia ⓘ
brokeredBy French Prime Minister Michel Rocard ⓘ
linked to: Michel Rocard
conflictAddressed insurrection and violence in New Caledonia in the 1980s ⓘ
country France ⓘ
created Loyalty Islands Province ⓘ
Northern Province of New Caledonia ⓘ
Southern Province of New Caledonia ⓘ
followedBy Nouméa Accord ⓘ
followedByYear 1998 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Accords de Matignon-Oudinot ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
historicalContext post-colonial tensions between Kanak people and French state ⓘ
introducedMechanism development funds for Kanak-majority areas ⓘ
shared governance between pro-independence and loyalist parties ⓘ
language French ⓘ
legalStatus French domestic law ⓘ
mediatedBy Michel Rocard ⓘ
namedAfter Hôtel Matignon ⓘ
linked to: Hôtel de Matignon
partOf decolonization process of New Caledonia ⓘ
precondition end of armed struggle by FLNKS ⓘ
providedFor 10-year transitional period ⓘ
amnesty for political crimes related to the conflict ⓘ
creation of new provincial institutions ⓘ
economic rebalancing between regions of New Caledonia ⓘ
referendum on self-determination after transition ⓘ
ratifiedBy French Parliament ⓘ
referendum in France ⓘ
recognized Kanak identity ⓘ
cultural rights of the Kanak people ⓘ
referendumApprovalRateInFrance about 80 percent ⓘ
referendumDate 1988-11-06 ⓘ
relatedTo Ouvéa cave hostage crisis ⓘ
signatory French government ⓘ
Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste ⓘ
Rassemblement pour la Calédonie dans la République ⓘ
signedAtPlace Hôtel Matignon ⓘ
linked to: Hôtel de Matignon
signedInCity Paris ⓘ
signedInYear 1988 ⓘ
signedOnDate 1988-06-26 ⓘ
timeHorizonForStatusVote 10 years ⓘ

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Kanak → involvedIn → Matignon Accords ⓘ
Kanak people → historicalEvent → Matignon Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
Matignon Agreements → alsoKnownAs → Accords de Matignon ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
Nouméa Accord → predecessorAgreement → Matignon Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
FLNKS → signed → Matignon Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) → relatedTo → Matignon Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
Politics of New Caledonia → historicalAgreement → Matignon Agreements (1988) ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
New Caledonian independence movement → hasKeyEvent → 1988 Matignon Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
Ouvéa crisis negotiations → hasOutcome → Matignon Accords ⓘ
Ouvéa crisis negotiations → relatedToAgreement → Matignon-Oudinot Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
Matignon Accords process → hasPart → Matignon Accords ⓘ
Matignon Accords → hasAlternativeName → Accords de Matignon-Oudinot ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords