Nidoïsh Naisseline (June 27, 1945, in Guahma on

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– June 3, 2015, in

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) was a

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n politician. A

Kanak The Kanaks ( French spelling until 1984: Canaque) are the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific. Kanak peoples traditionally speak diverse Austronesian languages that ...

of the Nétché tribe, born on the island of Maré, he was an advocate of New Caledonian independence. He succeeded his father

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as high chief of the Guahma district in 1973; on June 6, 2007, he abdicated in favour of his son, Dokucas. He had also served in the

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. He was the leader of the Kanak Socialist Liberation.

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1945 births 2015 deaths Kanak chiefs Monarchs who abdicated Members of the Congress of New Caledonia New Caledonian socialists People from the Loyalty Islands {{NewCaledonia-politician-stub