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2023 In French Polynesia
Events from 2023 in French Polynesia. Incumbents * President: Édouard Fritch (until 12 May); Moetai Brotherson onwards * President of the Assembly: Gaston Tong Sang (until 12 May); Antony Géros onwards Events * 16 April: First round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election * 30 April: Second round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election Sports * 19 – 27 August: French Polynesia at the 2023 World Athletics Championships Deaths * 29 April – Ralph Taaviri, 68, trade unionist, independence activist, and environmentalist. * 2 May – Matahi Brothers, 62, businessman. * 11 May – Teina Maraeura, 72, politician, deputy (1986–2013, 2018–2023) and mayor of Rangiroa (1986–2021). * 19 July – Raymond Bagnis, 91, doctor, ciguatera fish poisoning researcher. * 22 December – John Mairai, 78, poet, actor, and playwright. References 2023 in French Polynesia 2020s in French Polynesia Years of the 21st century in French Polynesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting recorded tropical cyclone in Meteorological history of Cyclone Freddy, history in the Indian Ocean, which led to over 1,400 deaths in Malawi and Mozambique; Storm Daniel, which became the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide since Typhoon Haiyan after killing at least 5,300 people in Libya; a major 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake, 6.8 magnitude earthquake striking western Morocco, killing 2,960 people; and a 2023 Herat earthquakes, 6.3 magnitude quadruple earthquake striking western Afghanistan, killing over 1,400 people. The year also saw a decline in the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the World Health Organization, WHO (World Health Organization) ending its Public health emergency of international concern, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Taaviri
Ralph Taaviri (14 October 1954 – 29 April 2023) was a French Polynesian trade unionist, independence activist and environmentalist. He was an activist in the Tāvini Huiraʻatira party and a co-founder of environmental NGO Faatura te rahu a te Atua. Taaviri was from Papeari Pape'ari is a village on the south coast of Tahiti. It is located in Tahiti-nui district, around 32 miles from Papeete Papeete (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Papeʻetē'', pronounced ; old name: ''Vaiʻetē''Personal communication with Michael K .... In 1995, following the resumption of nuclear testing by French colonial authorities, he was one of a number of trade unionists abducted and tortured by French police. He died after falling while hunting in the Punaruu valley in April 2023. References 1954 births 2023 deaths People from Tahiti French Polynesian activists French Polynesian trade unionists French Polynesian politicians {{FrenchPolynesia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s In French Polynesia
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In French Polynesia
Events from 2023 in French Polynesia. Incumbents * President: Édouard Fritch (until 12 May); Moetai Brotherson onwards * President of the Assembly: Gaston Tong Sang (until 12 May); Antony Géros onwards Events * 16 April: First round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election * 30 April: Second round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election Sports * 19 – 27 August: French Polynesia at the 2023 World Athletics Championships Deaths * 29 April – Ralph Taaviri, 68, trade unionist, independence activist, and environmentalist. * 2 May – Matahi Brothers, 62, businessman. * 11 May – Teina Maraeura, 72, politician, deputy (1986–2013, 2018–2023) and mayor of Rangiroa (1986–2021). * 19 July – Raymond Bagnis, 91, doctor, ciguatera fish poisoning researcher. * 22 December – John Mairai, 78, poet, actor, and playwright. References 2023 in French Polynesia 2020s in French Polynesia Years of the 21st century in French Polynesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mairai
John Tapu Mairai (28 November 1945 – 22 December 2023) was a French Polynesian poet, actor, orator, playwright, teacher, journalist, and broadcaster. He was a pioneer of Tahitian language, Reo Tahiti theater and a member of the Tahitian Academy. Biography Mairai was born on 28 November 1945 in Papeete, and grew up in Mataiva in the Tuamotus. He was educated at Lycée Paul-Gauguin in Tahiti before studying fine arts at Graceland University in the United States. On returning to French Polynesia he worked as a sailor, before joining the Territorial Office for Cultural Action. In 1983 he founded the theater company ''Teata Maruao'' ("theatre of the dawn"), and in 1987 produced ''Maro Putoto'', an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth in Reo Tahiti. In 1992 he produced ''Te Manu Tane'', a Reo Tahiti adaptation of Molière's ''Le Bourgeois gentilhomme''. He also produced other plays based on Tahitian history, including "Opuhara" and "Tavi roi et la loi". He later worked as a sports jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
